Command-line tool which replaces .manifest file

Question

This will be short: Is there any command line tool to replace .manifest file in application?

// Edit: I mean in resources of EXE.

Answer 1

I'm unaware of command line tools to do it, though you could knock your own up pretty easy using the resource API's, there's definately calls to do this:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms648049(VS.85).aspx

Answer 2

The command line tool is brcc32.exe which comes with Delphi. Supposing your manifest is in the file named manifest.xml:

1) Create file manifest.rc with the following contents:

1     24     manifest.xml

2) Compile the .rc file with brcc32

3) Add the resulting .res file to your .dpr file:

{$R manifest.res}

Alternatively, instead of steps 2) and 3) just add the .rc file to your .dpr file:

{$R 'manifest.res' 'manifest.rc'}

This will include compiling the resource in the IDE build process so you don't have to invoke brcc32 manually.

Note: Also disable "Enable runtime themes" in Project Options since that would replace your explicit manifest resource. Instead, include the appropriate Common Controls declaration in your own manifest.

Answer 3

There is a command-line tool to modify resources: ResHacker. http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/