Resource Based Programming
<<...To do data-driven programming in MS-DOS, you have to code the data as initialization constants, or you have to provide separate data files for your program to read. When you program for Windows, you store data in a resource file using a number of formats. Windows merges a resource file into a linked program through a process called "binding." Resource files can include bitmaps, icons, menu definitions, dialog box layouts, and strings. They can even include custom resource formats that you define...>>