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PE File Resource Viewer and Editor
Resource Types Supported by PE Explorer
Resources can contain data in a number of forms, including strings, images, dialogs, and persisted objects. In general, a Windows application's resources are separated from the program code, letting you make significant changes to the interface without recompiling your entire application.
Not all of those resources support direct editing, but for most you can replace and edit them with Resource Editor. PE Explorer recognizes the following resource types:
| RESOURCE TYPE | DISPLAYED AS | EDIT | REPLACE | EXTRACTED AS |
| AVI | animated image |  |
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*.avi |
| GIF | image | |
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*.gif |
| ANIMATED GIF | animated image | |
|
*.gif |
| JPEG | image | |
|
*.jpg, *.jpeg |
| PNG | image | |
|
*.png |
| METAFILE | image | |
|
*.wmf |
| BITMAP | image | |
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*.bmp |
| BITMAP (DIB) | image | |
|
*.bmp |
| WAVE | raw data | |
|
*.wav |
| CURSOR | image | |
|
*.cur |
| ANIM. CURSOR | animated image | |
|
*.ani |
| GROUP CURSOR | text | |
|
*.res |
| ICON | image | |
|
*.ico, *.png |
| GROUP ICON | text | |
|
*.res |
| MENU | script/menu | |
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*.rc |
| DIALOG | script/dialog | |
|
*.rc |
| DIALOG DATA | text/raw data | |
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*.res |
| STRING TABLE | script | |
|
*.rc |
| MESSAGE TABLE | text | |
|
*.res, *.txt |
| ACCELERATOR | script | |
|
*.rc |
| TOOLBAR | text/toolbar | |
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*.res |
| PLAIN TEXT | text | |
|
*.txt |
| PLAIN UNICODE TEXT | text | |
|
*.txt |
| RICH TEXT FORMAT | formatted text | |
|
*.rtf, *.txt |
| HTML | text | |
|
*.htm, *.html |
| XML | text | |
|
*.xml, *.xsl |
| Application Manifest | text | |
|
*.xml |
| CAB | directory | |
|
*.cab |
| TYPE LIBRARY | script | |
|
*.tlb, *.txt |
| PE EXECUTABLE | raw data | |
|
*.exe, *.dll, *.* |
| NE EXECUTABLE | raw data | |
|
*.exe, *.dll, *.* |
| LE EXECUTABLE | raw data | |
|
*.exe, *.dll, *.* |
| Borland VCL DFM | text | |
|
*.dfm |
| VCL Package Info | text | |
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*.res |
| VCL Signature | text | |
|
*.res |
| VERSION INFO | formatted text | |
|
*.res |
| IMAGE LIST | image | |
|
*.res |
| Unknown Data | raw data | |
|
*.res |
See also: Resource Editor Tutorials and How-To's
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