You could possibly create the .r files by hand. They are very similar to the
.rc files in Win development. I plan to move some resources to .r files soon
as I get that ol' RoundToIt.
--Alan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Hartman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 1:28 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Rez/DeRez
>
>
> A Mac rules it out for me.
>
> So, just what is the "Generate Source"
> menu option in Constructor supposed to do
> if not create the .r file (same as DeRez)?
>
> And just to get it clear, what you are
> saying is that my only option for full
> freedom (i.e. both GUI and text access to
> form resources) is to revert to the freeware
> tools from the ASDK?
>
> --
> -Richard M. Hartman
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> 186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Neil Rhodes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >
> > In order to use DeRez, you need MPW Shell, which runs only on
> > Mac OS. It's a
> > command-line oriented development environment that is a free
> > download from
> > Apple.
> >
> > Shall I go on, or does a mac rule it out.
> >
> > > Thanks, but that's only part of it. I want to work
> > > with .r files -some- of the time, and the IDE form
> > > builder other times. I want it all, in other words.
> > >
> > > The docs refer to something called "DeRez" that is
> > > supposed to decompile a resource db into the .r form,
> > > but I don't see that anywhere. I did try the "Generate
> > > Source" menu option from the IDE, but it didn't seem
> > > to do anything.
> > >
> > >
> > > Finally, assuming I can get DeRez question settled,
> > > once I've edited & regenerated the resource (with Rez),
> > > I want to be able to tweak it w/ the IDE based tool again.
> > > Can this be done, or is the resource file generated by Rez
> > > incompatible with the "native" resource file format
> > > handled by the IDE?
> > >
> > > (Perhaps next edition, your IDE form builder could
> > > work w/ .r files instead of this binary format...)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
