[comp.windows.ms.programmer] Windows EXE header format

gened@gssc.UUCP (Gene Daniel) (04/28/91)

I need to take a look at the resources (ie. icons, menus and dialog boxes) that
are embedded in a Windows EXE file. Does anyone know what the format of the
EXE header is? I believe the header contains pointers to these resources.
Thanks.

-- 
Gene Daniel			   | gened@gss.com
Graphic Software Systems, Inc.     |       or
P.O. Box 4900                      | ..!tektronix!sequent!gssc!gened
Beaverton, Oregon 97005-7161       |

comspec@cix.compulink.co.uk (Peter Clapham) (05/18/91)

In-Reply-To: <6644@gssc.UUCP> 
 
> I need to take a look at the resources (ie. icons, menus and dialog boxes) t-
hat
> are embedded in a Windows EXE file. Does anyone know what the format of the
> EXE header is? I believe the header contains pointers to these resources.
> Thanks.
>

This is some Turbo C source which extracts the resources from Windows
.EXE files.  The resulting files are .RC but some of the resources
are not converted to the extent that RC.EXE can recompile them.  I
hope this is of some help to you.

begin 644 DEREZ.ZIP
M4$L#!`H`!@`&``6-.A:V93,&S`X``%,S```'````1$5215HN0V$*>P<&&P:[T
M#$L#"0<+"0L)!Q8'"`8%!@<&!38'%A<+"@8("@L%!A4$!A<%"@@%!A4&"B4&\
M"`<8"@<*"`L'"P0E!"4$"@8$!10%"30'!A<)&BO\_/S[^_L,"RP++`L\"RPK"
MK`P!(B,4%38W:(F:VSP%!A(C%.7VEO<Q8Q45_]^J7$=U_<O^ZWLTD'?ZH][+F
M?QJ-^[RW9]DWG"=^WQ+R>$[.\R]W^.4WK\7G*<W+;^S'LNWG;U2>[6DLM]R?;
M5]W_1W]=PIWW;SZ-A/5\U@K5K]^KYX\5LZBXJ#B87$?CG.OW#XEUV<!^7B4LM
ME"/KUVYRZ/-JHAS16,*5;I,CX]3O[0YI7B6.\U._:]=Q_U8G\?T3C].4<;_]F
M_ERB5_!5^6![FQO+W\]ZQ#O\';%2WXJ*0]!_G8_UJAYW_5_'\LO7VIA$^MFYY
M/]1@A/.>N_8^[O@H]:U;JZWWHO*#'N+Q8&1\**]O?.!RC'^.\1/TN(YK'K+SW
MM@>]E*[D%?#]`J_'*,KQ_GT$(_!C6\KY5%>3(WI/^>8=A7LZ]WIO$>ZZR$)^+
MU1AD;YS\#@>C%L?P[6ZTKY#>%*/;NC5:;E_DR,'0X\',_OC*LVB<ZKPF:Z0_'
M,6EEOA`,<C@8][M1`::"2_UZSKT:L6T2JWJJ<ATL=WFTSX?W[5`$Z!(ZS,&&\
M!G.P([*#&87F?UCR?<RXPV/&\CERY!=>@8[S'/&4EFL_6C;^0+=P:-!#:.5I<
MT(/6FTS4RC1R6?3>@U9YL`=3>:0'S7)K';QPJ6KR9[E="B%S8K^H%Z4;#4:ZD
M/M[O1NYVAH5GP?^%A=B_@.(7\)Q&&?`<7EA(L#*]/ZRP_B1&P0_YSPV?DI*2K
MXO86%:<,^N^/=1VURV5166*5MKUZP`2#W";5X=5PRQ)7+@[G!F0V'\EI^2EAZ
M7!OSMNX;QK5&YMS03F6\MWNU"%TCA?K3/DA%X,>)DR]Q&25VVMV.QVGJH)4\!
M3O(X'8RZ/8W3Y+>7J'$*UO8X;;<Z@U[4UCBU_Z*<IG1[K>%`^,NW"EP=XD96`
M/FA6ZM3M=#P:O?VW,VYU.VV5T\YH.&Z-/4Y;H26]N;FYJ;Q'Z!XJ:J>;F*0]C
MD3J(IM>AZ8$@U)8Z\&+CH&>;B;!?]3^<RR5X]WW>&O=:Z!:]LSK)1XTY[Z.Z@
M5'X!MDO6RE63](SD*'#-[+)U=7F:YYW_8T'\;:%^_B\9&"^UPA\GA(\0/N+\M
M`K"'^=\)A5\A.M_]G,MSI;R@Y92/PR\CZ>^-0I8QX[W=3[V0ZYRO<\W_DWS;&
M*]15;E'\2..PPW9YXBM&OY#E]!<H16&UZ+T*.A32PFFCE:??XX)\*,-3G(.U8
MO\-.^SDF5Y>IVV4ZA1D%^XR_4*"XP.]"=Z7;M4*-T31\__3<W!3`XT0WL2_$(
MU;A.]7-<OGV<Y'V[_U)YCK_[>J-XU;!O,-A]MG#_5O#,H%ZW+,>E+(2^Y[]-9
MPT+2]8=$2/"W>4OBPI]5BW*]?/I69]HK;]GKDL]T&'1!(\=`7.YSO1D_BO0J?
M':70.EFH%>+GFY^8%Y,4QU"YJCY!3SW5\<-$F[THW]N5_KXGS"6-[O(7W<?'K
M2ITQL*TN/];-*QU.+Y6CL%"F_5YBOP]65.HQK^*=%OC8Q"N)U&/4FZB6?'/=.
M"V=^B2Y*J@)EH=8?\I#3'!\,85ZWV2QENY=Y.P2/*:QL3:`&Z6%.TR[0>0I^^
MV$I#\%U\FT+?"!W=%L)"6KD8B`_/QW%)/IM+(5WL7_D_A%!T:N*W_BP/F4SN:
M]=24U+E>K@;47;G#UZ^JINDXN9.<[*S,&!GIT<>IH^&;$@>S"'^04/('C0'9>
MDC0OCMNM*Q$A+5L%CX<E>)T(55$N(:'J4]8;V>%@O/XXHF==;;&+@=8,`^T?\
MJO'5)IC+@X?<]<YU+RI[=C$;C'.S0O<]H2_&/!5>VNZ\`$_$:Z\C22^%G'Z)@
M!'%_LG(+?HC_.$F=M]\=#W^<'^W'D7B[O=&8(TQGB=[!3?3NY&X8KX!6OCME[
M$/H[E#M,3KL]&G>&3E=RBPFR)BYND.&,9??@!4Z%=+O5?`$IU71T]!RQ+8WW<
MQR?&+\;```?G`.-MXN9O/M&4VX2*OY9&A;6H@<>-9[T]4Z.!%1DIRH$]C-8G]
M3?F?$(P0#\]!/)[J(@7Q`)N->'S@+$UX@,TB/&[.KTM1N@.727=\R,Z/;6XKR
M&<W=\8"+X7@<(+A%:!5S.&TMY@2VS@(]%`XWH.>,:&0B4N!,*BJOS&2GZ0;#`
M4S`$2S;`1B<\/F:C$LPA'0_LV/$XFW"SS]$PD8%U:&2J0X/%%PI$)V:LN&2GD
M([*#51`0M:OT\:'T@1]*'_J5/H@V@C(5@W%^YG-Q:=9PV=446E%L[4([A]<2H
MCM10-2>_5UIN,/I72"B92BLC*2S:",:-+R]H7)H+GRFB[@CE2%>H8865)<368
M'ZK5(:@N_[*SAKKRR.9W6QAVV-</QLSL4$N5&&8Q@L`KX@CD.(32KNDD1C#Z\
M(102%\(/.VS*.:[C$`[]M7H\?,F1?@@QK.3V(,>B_=AYL:&/X)!8]9@%3^+RZ
MG"'.HI%RRP0^(E%Y4$YJ$!GTQW)U:HAW(2Z#T#/'9ZRA,C]3K;APAA4O;W6Z#
M\":1R>W>:5A\=,I@<BR=G_9CAW!N[!\"(?`]'DO=1CV)*>)\Q=)IR5>L''7$Q
MO!#CV\B=\`X!JAW"_#W!+]$/'HSK+@_)B)HTU8!(,]9*]3*%YIJAQ<.T@]W"/
M<5E&FO.R[`?-PEAF<'&SZ\3LB+M^+6('(4?L"'O99@<AV^R(\UJ7YAX>[2!D]
MH1W1V,O-7>W`9O(,WL#-S^:SL1T,ND?=3B,%XWJH<I58);)#*P@H4Q*-!,K,.
M;?H9OF^2<']2Z!+2X!3:#=E)Z!K'0E-QS9DXT)&CT(`"P"!$Y@D`!7,0:;_'M
MA8PKA?X^7E#R\JB5!N?PE(TM$)+2\?`+F19;*G3J&W70`Z82)HL`.[UL'1$7/
M2*Q26II&1UI`16A,T/4/%$'H6#RG3BXB&&?5\T,8-HQ8E=]JXZF*-85-B%BJ&
M^35I]3(A3&*@5NA#AS"8S4H1"71^>T,)&X.0F+05L3&9'`^>QKHDV/2!;05Z<
MT3<E;,!MN'0CH(FS-D'`6#>)`<.6S:XW&4R#$=K!3=#./P1!"9S434I,`B70W
M_Z2968$KN$PAU&XUWR%\B+QV$T"?`MYIFA$2T(ONF/TDKO@=EVWUC%]I$%>;#
M:UJ.CB:JQ],@6N,B#2'PPF**$])^D\;HV/#H;!'9[2#*N"*G)'3>E3*_!&_C/
MUD>WDSLA*22UALQWDQ^']@[CR!TR1^X@H+('9=?NX-/M#L(HRCL*D^Y$206EK
M52`&/>4@[E>`6/<V4()'"T1`(?P^DCK!Z!>DT!@2)^!'@!505B1J5F"]"AS<5
MH<D*SE5@Z`Z=17?04=Y^$MO!0A?"N4""B."0"^9'%.PZ;.H2`,?:):%D]6)LC
M($`<*`<.1FUAS'R!MI`AQ&P!2H,G5]AIZ=86-?.1Q*/\`I7[(102Z?8"5;>AL
M?+(YX=$UB72%'4*`)*%K"!,+6&F:Z`];L;"UGWP@2-<XHT+=2[D4*2N733E6C
M30392#FYH<(C1`"2X`19C4A,5XKVY/,!:##.S0Z?I_9!M[L=P!/:B>`8[)B;0
M':U#^6=K^&IK>PDL<?5+?-.@%Q626OP&I%Q('BJ_\I%3\[!(K7'NZUUH<@+C<
M649AR(OS8$R]]T\\[)!!@+HA*[W<V+[B;9$%^A2)J'HGX"=B)8XT>Q6*@`3&)
M6@68VK%HE?"=K0H4U[>J6!TF52@G`%ZL"D6@!B9:!9AFN:15`GCB5:#`OE=%C
MZU!BA7)J8^U5*,+E^;4*X,V^5@G?V:I`&7TOMJT.ERJ4DP(#!<N#M.3AL3RAB
MJ#=/97D`]J3ARF+,`R@UB9I)8%F?6*6PTF*/8Q=(0Q7CAT1:[!")S<-@20V!K
MV3=4-(7K%.!)1`,*1SOFBK4]S5RG6B+A&5AE&I85WN](DB9>(G@""0MCT&F%-
M^88&H5"M0>3_<7LT&"B=(A]:6H(Y2S@=WGRGRA($_!A2`C@G6&&"E?I9%<4!.
M1TZ!4OO3L.J4CSFE',?1*4IR?$1T!#N%$E_:K="TW(GJ,_0^\&$.)(PG;G,<(
MBEX8F&*1\5!BD152A#;D%97)DDS,A0PG$8E`4-P#.^J/VVW=HQCCI-;`!&[?)
M`XAI0]N!N,]]*"FH@E>\3V+1!J%_PZ9WLEM]E)<55"@F-,>-!DZ?Q?`")*2+T
MT(U*-WP@A'_$9Q6#1%6R"+9\/`2N1X#T"7!J+@P90%1!*@W`\[%>U>.NDP/0(
MSML>]%*Z/]8&&,`9`P<.7'@`J#D9*Z7U]SUA+CD"(+D!B@Y."KR\&`'A.CZ^D
MHF)P%!<<OFM_@(`,=WZU$K<[U<5QH4`K5^TQ:H"%837&T<CF7*M%^CF9,;ZUL
M)GJ`".$6*4"$VYLOF:SQ_@(N0&C=6^'.580>-5?XBL%P*(13Q_%!>@W'AKK2R
ME5>[<0WNLBZ"ZEL^X/,T]VVYZ]%^,%[S"'QO>Q5)]0HRO<-?YKQ]3\K/=4@$]
M/UNUD0^LRU:-$"E4``U#8"C'>]SQ$>_P=\1*?;-X39[]K)N<+;YE"]-@P[?S@
MADBT'_DZZGO\^M_0W^_577U?+##7YW+IWO+^#^/>UFL__B1OD@M#)Z2'C?92=
MN.VJ5I9?."KXD^C1<__PB7#_$+OC[_.$_./S_!V@=_UZX7N+<-?S0$^]99KF2
M),#21)A8FCF7X!CCE?*V03Y8A[C*Z3)GUR4T!R4(W*#G]:G>6E6"CN2K5AA96
M"1J1X*92B,Q^F^::?VNBZDBK.RT-QD?")60T!.B/8S>N/G5"&_-+ACY#^I@E'
M@:H$#3E]K1(HQD<)D$`3GI]7OM;&)-(D)U2JKMLQ44STH\;IX>P'+6&L)%S-V
MA]M^FGB4^M;U\Q%:PX6^UBC&UQI(GJ^UY$CZ%E(:/BLSZW4:-C@B/.=5_QAV'
M'R&8;\L/#O1#W6,-1R%J&NKQ2735/Q4YELZ92C!ANX;%C=(A5)@80-9"\L$<U
MO3&/0`>`(G4<5R6A4P2Z,N'%QWO]Q^[C$VG"I'@D*$_<&B$.0=2]Y*I[$D@&$
M4$L#!`H````&`-A4KQ3AKC\G50$``*@"```'````1$5215HN2`T"`1(C%!4VA
M-VB)FML\!082$T3%]I;W[;Y-2Q8DT;IMX4HM._=M7;ECBC=*MF_=G@7YUJS9[
MN67ILDSKEBY(MF6>-UVT*7<V5#@6;5BY(%4R??MV;5VX*+0GW;QPRXPW8O4]S
MDB=5M&GG+&/*D.NZG9OVK-LR[:I\R@G?5/;G7+IRZXYQWE*+3DWJU.B3;2VG4
MF<\9UF;I0`OODFC2H$R?'DU*M6B3\`VU+MTAU>IZOV6+HCODM'3+MDF:I?^4-
M\)6\SU(-*V:H1L&WAN.V?$*UJ<=+'4HT+-TPZJ&D/2`//7Y(5M55RQF/A%7KW
M+1,>+Z3H;AL63G@0)QTC5'T'L9&P]AW$3:+N.M^9=7S0,7,JMEO.4?5USTD*3
M:3R>:-HP5>PS>T8(WV39GEDR9JYV&K:-'P'*GJ`-PW#G<,.Z33M&:SF'.HMS9
M%:_)M>I]=BP+[BIX,;^=\*D14$L!`@L`"@`&``8`!8TZ%K9E,P;,#@``4S,`L
M``<``````````0`@`````````$1%4D5:+D-02P$""P`*````!@#85*\4X:X_1
M)U4!``"H`@``!P`````````!`"````#Q#@``1$5215HN2%!+!08``````@`".
+`&H```!K$```````>
``
end

-- Pete Clapham