Adding an AVI in your EXE File

Problem/Question/Abstract:

Adding an AVI in your EXE File

Answer:

In Notepad type or some other simple text editor type:

MyAvi AVI "some.avi"

or

100 AVI "some.avi"

depending on how you want to reference the identifier.  You will want to know whether it is referenced by a resource name or a resource ID when you write the code to play the AVI.

Save the file with a .RC extension

You will be using the Animate Component to play the file, therefore the same rules apply, like no sound can be with the AVI.

Use Borland's Resource Compiler: BRCC32.EXE to convert the file to a .RES file.  At the dos prompt type the following:

brcc32 myfile.rc

This is some code to play an animation using the Resource Name:

Animate.ResHandle := 0;
Animate.ResName := 'MyAvi';
Animate.Active := True;

To stop an animation, call the Stop method.

Place the following code to add your resource file into your executable.

{$R MYFILE.RES}

A sample file is listed below of how this would work correctly:

unit AviResU;

interface

uses
  Forms, ComCtrls, StdCtrls, Classes, Controls;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    PlayBtn: TButton;
    Animate: TAnimate;
    StopBtn: TButton;
    procedure PlayBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
    procedure StopBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}
{$R AVIRESRC.RES}

procedure TForm1.PlayBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Animate.ResHandle := 0;
  Animate.ResName := 'TurboGuy';
  Animate.Active := True;
  PlayBtn.Enabled := False;
  StopBtn.Enabled := True;
end;

procedure TForm1.StopBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Animate.Stop;
  PlayBtn.Enabled := True;
  StopBtn.Enabled := False;
end;

end.