{"id":222,"date":"2007-04-05T21:29:47","date_gmt":"2007-04-05T19:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alax.info\/blog\/222"},"modified":"2007-04-05T21:35:46","modified_gmt":"2007-04-05T19:35:46","slug":"reusable-avi-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alax.info\/blog\/222","title":{"rendered":"Reusable AVI Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

While fixing Vista compatibility problems, an interesting issue arose with AVI clips. It is widely known that Windows shell animations are small AVI clips linked into shell32.dll binary as a resource of type “AVI”. Other DLLs have their clips too and standard animation common control<\/a> is capable of picking the clips.<\/p>\n

It is quite convenient to reuse shell32.dll animations in an action progress UI:<\/p>\n

\"image001.png\"<\/p>\n

However, it appeared that Vista’s shell32.dll comes with no more AVI clip at #170 resource in shell32.dll. So I needed a replacement and finally I made an application I have been needed since long ago: a batch grabber for AVI resources to see what AVIs come with clean OS.<\/p>\n

The application takes binary file name (dll or exe) on the input and format for AVI clip file name to be exported (default is “$(ModuleName)-$(Name)-$(Language).avi”) and found AVIs are exported from the binary into separate files. A batch file with a command<\/p>\n

for %%i in (%windir%\\system32\\*.dll) do ExportAviResources “%%i”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

exports all AVIs from all DLLs lying in Windows system directory. There are nice ones there, it’s worth a look.<\/p>\n

…
\nieakui-#201-0409.avi
\nieframe-#1-0409.avi
\nieframe-#2-0409.avi
\niepeers-#204-0409.avi
\nmsieftp-#257-0409.avi
\nNetProjW-#201-0409.avi
\nprintui-#430-0409.avi
\nprintui-#435-0409.avi
\nsetupapi-#61-0409.avi
\nshell32-#151-0409.avi
\nshell32-#160-0409.avi
\nshell32-#162-0409.avi
\nshell32-#164-0409.avi
\nshell32-#166-0409.avi
\nshell32-#168-0409.avi
\nsrchadmin-#1301-0409.avi
\nsyncui-#134-0409.avi
\nwiadefui-#1000-0409.avi
\n…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

shell32-#166-0409.avi means that shell32.dll has an AVI resource number 166 in English language (0x0409).<\/p>\n

The easiest way to use this AVI in an animation control is (this assumes shell32.dll is already loaded into the process):<\/p>\n

Animate_OpenEx(m_Animate, GetModuleHandle(_T(“shell32.dll”)), MAKEINTRESOURCE(166));<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Partial (some header files are excluded, however the basic idea is clear) Visual C++.NET 2005 source code can be downloaded here<\/a>, compiled binary – here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See also: Common Controls – New in Windows Vista\u00e2\u201e\u00a2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While fixing Vista compatibility problems, an interesting issue arose with AVI clips. It is widely known that Windows shell animations are small AVI clips linked into shell32.dll binary as a resource of type “AVI”. Other DLLs have their clips too and standard animation common control is capable of picking the clips. It is quite convenient… <\/p>\n

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