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= getResSize =
''Requires FM 1.0 Beta 8.5 (Nov 2007) or newer''

== Syntax ==
{{int getResSize(string restype, string resname)}}

== Arguments ==
:'''restype'''
::The type of the resource. This is either a string (probably "FMDATA" in most cases), or an integer if the resource is a built-in resource type.
:'''resname'''
::The name of the resource

== Return ==
Returns 0 if the resource can't be found or an error occurs, otherwise returns the size of the resource in bytes.

== Description ==
Gets the size of a file that has been embedded as a resource in the plugin DLL.

Some useful resource type values:

:'''1 - RT_CURSOR'''
::Cursor resource
:'''2 - RT_BITMAP'''
::Cursor resource
:'''3 - RT_ICON'''
::Hardware-dependent icon resource
:'''4 - RT_MENU'''
::Menu resource
:'''5 - RT_DIALOG'''
::Dialog resource
:'''6 - RT_STRING'''
::String-table entry
:'''8 - RT_FONT'''
::Font resource
:'''16 - RT_VERSION'''
::Version resource
:'''23 - RT_HTML'''
::HTML Resource

== Example ==
<code>
%fml

OnFilterStart: {

int ressize = 0;

// Get the size of the built-in FM logo BMP
  // RT_BITMAP Bitmaps are resource type 2
  ressize = getResSize(2, "LOGO2.BMP");

// Display the size of the resource file
  Info("Size of resource: %d bytes", ressize);

return true;
}
</code>

== See Also ==
: ((getArrayAddress)), ((getResAddress)), ((copyResToArray))

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