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resource

Name

netid.exe -resource - update internal resources such as icon images or configuration

Synopsis

netid.exe -resource [load -content <path> -file|path <path>]|[extract -content <path> -file|path <path>]|
    [set -content <path> -id <id> -file|path <path> -compress -protect]|
    [get -content <path> -id <id> -file|path <path> -expand]

Description

The resource command updates the internal resources, such as icon images or configuration.

Options

load

-content <path>
-file <path>, -path <path>: Full path to the file. The file and path options are interchangeable.

extract

Extracts content, such as icon images or configuration, from the file specified in the full path in -file.

-content <path>: The folder to where to extract the content.
-file <path>, path <path>: Full path to the file to extract. The file and path options are interchangeable.

set

Add content, such as icon images or configuration, to the file.

-content <path>: Full path to the file to add.
-id <id>
-file <path>, path <path>: Full path to the file. The file and path options are interchangeable.
-compress: Compress the data. Optional argument
-protect: Add internal protection of the data. Optional argument

get

-content <path>

-id <id>

The id parameter depends on the type of data to be loaded:

#1.manifest ⇒ Manifest resource, always stored with id 1.
#100 ⇒ Data resource with id 100
#100.ico ⇒ ICO image resource, stored with id 100
#100.bmp ⇒ BMP image resource, stored with id 100
data.html ⇒ HTML file resource that may be loaded as dialog resource (res:///data.html)
data.ico ⇒ ICO image resource, stored with name data.ico
data.bmp ⇒ BMP image resource, stored with name data.bmp

-file <path>, path <path>

Full path to the file. The file and path options are interchangeable.

-expand

Expand, or decompress, the data. Optional argument

Examples

load

Example 1. load option

$ netid.exe -resource load -content C:\Temp\load\ -file C:\Temp\netid.dll

extract

Example 2. extract option

$ netid.exe -resource extract -content C:\Temp\extract\ -file C:\Temp\netid.dll

set

Example 3. set option

$ netid.exe -resource set -content C:\Temp\data.bin -id <id> -file C:\Temp\netid.dll

Example 4. set option with compression and protection.

The resource set option can also compress and add internal protection of the data.

$ netid.exe -resource set -content C:\Temp\data.bin -id <id> -file C:\Temp\netid.dll -compress -protect

get

Example 5. get option

$ netid.exe -resource get -content C:\Temp\data.bin -id <id> -file C:\Temp\netid.dll

Example 6. get option with decompression.

The resource get option can also expand, or decompress, the data.

$ netid.exe -resource get -content C:\Temp\data.bin -id <id> -file C:\Temp\netid.dll -expand