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copied!<p>You cannot embedd MFC resources inside a class or similar C++ container. They can only be embedded in DLL or EXE files - in a separate section of the produced binary. Since you want your class to be reusable, you must put it in a DLL. Hence, you must tag your class with the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9xyb5w93%28v=vs.80%29.aspx" rel="nofollow">AFX_EXT_CLASS</a> keyword.</p> <p>There are two solutions.</p> <p><strong>Solution #1:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Create an MFC DLL project (<code>MFC Extension DLL</code>). Call it <code>MyLibrary</code> or whatever.</li> <li>Put all your standalone classes in this DLL.</li> <li>Embed all necessary resources.</li> <li>Let your classes load resources from the <code>HINSTANCE</code> of your DLL as described below.</li> </ul> <p>There are several ways to retrieve the <code>HINSTANCE</code> of your DLL. If you ask me, the best solution is to grab it in <code>DllMain</code>. This is done automatically if you choose the <code>MFC Extension DLL</code> configuration:</p> <pre><code>static AFX_EXTENSION_MODULE MyLibDLL = { NULL, NULL }; // Make this variable global! // Then access the hInstance as follows: LoadResource(MyLibDLL.hModule, ...) </code></pre> <p><strong>Solution #2:</strong></p> <p>Store your resource as a byte buffer. Or better, convert it to <a href="http://www.google.se/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=base64&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CFcQFjAB&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64&ei=uRIqUOCIOarg4QTS84CYDg&usg=AFQjCNFxJAMXAr4Jc-0wQvhcp_q4nZlf5w" rel="nofollow">Base64</a> and store it as an ASCII string. But remember not to blow the stack! Keep your resources small or increase the stack size in your project settings. Example:</p> <pre><code>const char *encodedResource = "SGVsbG8gd29ybGQh"; char *data = decode(encodedResource); foo(data); </code></pre>

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