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Function name : BeginUpdateResource

Group: Resource - Library: kernel32

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The BeginUpdateResource function returns a handle that can be used by the UpdateResource function to add, delete, or replace resources in an executable file.

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Code examples:

Storing registration key in the resources of an executable file

Declaration:

HANDLE BeginUpdateResource(
	LPCTSTR pFileName,
	BOOL bDeleteExistingResources
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER BeginUpdateResource IN kernel32;
	STRING pFileName,;
	INTEGER bDeleteExistingResources
  

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Parameters:

pFileName [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the executable file in which to update resources.

bDeleteExistingResources [in] Specifies whether to delete the pFileName parameter"s existing resources.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle that can be used by the UpdateResource and EndUpdateResource functions.

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Comments:

An application must be able to obtain write access to the executable file; it cannot be currently executing. If pFileName does not specify a full path, the system searches for the file in the current directory.

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