How to compile Delphi RES file from commandline
Here can find the Borland resource compiler:
%ProgramFiles%\Borland\Delphi7\Bin\brcc32.exe
EDIT: As mghie mentioned you could create a RC file like this one:
VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION 1, 0, 0, 100
PRODUCTVERSION 1, 0, 0, 1
FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
#ifdef _DEBUG
FILEFLAGS 0x9L
#else
FILEFLAGS 0x8L
#endif
FILEOS 0x4L
FILETYPE 0x1L
FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
BEGIN
BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
BEGIN
BLOCK "040904b0"
BEGIN
VALUE "Comments", "Modified by BZCToOn's"
VALUE "CompanyName", "Syntheretix"
VALUE "FileDescription", "rcversion MFC Application"
VALUE "FileVersion", "1, 0, 0, 100"
VALUE "InternalName", "rcversion"
VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyleft (C) Bzc ToOn'S 2002"
VALUE "OriginalFilename", "rcversion.EXE"
VALUE "PrivateBuild", "RCVERSION-20030212_100"
VALUE "ProductName", "rcversion Application"
VALUE "ProductVersion", "1, 0, 0, 1"
END
END
BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
BEGIN
VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200
END
END
(copied from http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/cb2rcversion.aspx)
And compile it using BRCC32
. Before you have to disable version information in project settings.
EDIT: Further information ...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa380599.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa381058.aspx
Just going to add to ulrichb's answer...
Hint: Create an .RC file and use the {$R} directive to include it to your project.
{$R 'Splash.res' 'Splash.rc'}
Above directive is what I use to include an image for a splash screen. It will automatically compile the .RC file. As an option, you can just include the .RC to your Delphi project, in which case the above line will be added to your project file (*.DPR) and it will also automatically compile. (And you can use Delphi to edit the .RC file.)
Do be careful that you don't give the resource file the same name as your project file. This becomes too confusing for Delphi.