Figured this one out. You must extract from the base .prc and then edit the overlay .prc in Constructor. The ovly stuff is handled automatically.
This was not very clear from the documentation, neither the PRC2OVL nor the OS Companion provided the simple steps needed. "Ted Trela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:72534@palm-dev-forum... > > I've tried without luck to get overlays to work. What am I doing wrong? > > Using CW7, trying to create a language=fr, countrr=FR overlay > > 1. Create basic app.prc with original .rsrc > 2. Take copy of .rsrc ( app.rsrc, resource.frk\app.rsrc) edit, save, > generate header. > 3. Change output type in project from 'appl' to 'ovly'. > 4. Recompile, link creating new app.prc with new resources bound in. > 5. run prc2ovl to create overlay: prc2ovl app.prc -locale frFR -o > app_frFR.prc > 6. Load both original app.prc and app_frFR.prc onto frFR configured Palm > 4.1 EFIGS ROM Emulator > > The application does not display the resources from the overlay, but instead > the resources from the original .prc. > > I've verified using rsrcedit that the app_frFR.prc is in fact an ovly type > and the creator IDs match and that the overlay does contain the edited > resources. > > Are there any size limits to overlays? - the one I've generated is 75K. > > Ted. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
