Using Resources

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From our previous project "Hello GZE GUI", we will include some external resources.

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First we need some file to be read from our application:

• An image
• A Font

Grab these 2 files and put these in a new folder named "RcExe" next to "Scene.cw"

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Modify Scene.cw , add some these import:

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import GZ.Gfx.Clip.Img;
import GZ.File.RcImg;

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In the Scene function body, replace the line of our Box creation by an Image instead.

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//oObj = new Box(this, 300,300,  200,200,    5);

//!New Image Object:    X ,Y,       Resource File
oObj = new Img(this, 400.0, 300.0, "Exe|Rc/Tf.png");

Here a resource object is created from a this path: "Exe|Rc/Tf.png". Before the pipe delimiter '|', it's the resource location. "Exe" means that the resource is relative to our executable path.

But we don't have this file after our executable is generated in the "_out" folder

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Edit the make file Make_For_Windows.cwMake to add the resources in the final directory. Add this command just before the link stage

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;We copy the resources to the final output directory (To be accessible from the application)
-#Copy src_(Demo)/RcExe _out/{_sPlatform}_{_sOpt}/Rc/
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;Take all object file in the output folder and link them to make a binary
...

Try it HERE

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The complete project is here

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