On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:09:42 +0100 Reinier Olislagers <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > (Cross posted to Lazarus+FPC lists) > > Thanks to UPayload (http://www.delphidabbler.com/articles?article=7) and > some help on the forum, I could implement an alternative way of storing > files in an executable file (basically it just appends them with a footer). > See source: poormansresource.pas in > https://bitbucket.org/reiniero/checkride/src/, and the > CheckRideResourceZipper project for sample code > > This method allows me to edit such a "resource" using an FPC/Lazarus > program. > As - I think - DoDi predicted, I had a lot of trouble trying to work > with regular Windows resources, but whether that is due to bugs in FPC, > Windows or me, I don't know ;) > > I updated my CheckRide remote control package with this functionality: a > helper can edit CheckRide.exe with his hostname and port number and > distribute that single exe to his clients/helped persons. > This allows 1 click operation at the helped side. > > I also tested operation with a Linux helper running stunnel+vncviewer > and a WIndows helped party running CheckRide.exe > > See the site mentioned above. > > Comments, patches, as well as criticism welcome ;) What's the advantage compared to lrs files? Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
