Help

To display Resource Compiler help, type RC with no parameters, at a command prompt. The appropriate copyright statement will be displayed, along with a list of Resource Compiler options. You can also display this list by using the command-line options -h or -?.

Usage:  rc16 [<options>] <.RC input file> [<.EXE output file>]
   or:  rc16 [<options>] <.RES input file> [<.EXE output file>]
   or:  rc16 [<options>] -r <.RC input file> [<.RES output file>]

        -d <defname>    - Preprocessor define
        -D <defname>    - Preprocessor define
        -i <path>       - Include file path
        -r              - Create .res file
        -p              - Pack - 386 resources will not cross 64K boundaries
        -x[1|2]         - Exepack - Compress resources, using method 1 or 2
        -cc cc          - Country code
        -cp cp | lb,tb,...      - DBCS codepage or lead/trail byte info
        -n              - Don't show logo
        -w2             - Suppress warnings
        -?              - Access Help
        -h              - Access Help

Environment variables:
        DBCS=cp | lb,tb,...
        TMP=<temporary file path>
        TEMP=<temporary file path>
        INCLUDE=<include file path>; ...

Note: Option -X2 will compress executable files that run only on OS/2 versions 3.0 and later.

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