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From: pepke@gw.scri.fsu.edu (Eric Pepke)
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Subject: Re: How can I convert a PICT file to a PICT resource ?
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Good ways of doing it with existing programs have already been suggested, 
but if you are interested in the guts of how it works, a PICT file 
consists of 512 bytes of whatever followed by a PICT.  So, to read a PICT 
file in and convert it into a PICT resource,

1) Determine the size of the file
2) Make a handle that size minus 512 bytes
3) Skip over the first 512 bytes of the file
4) Stuff the remainder into the handle
5) Save the handle as a PICT resource

When I want to use PICTures in applications from whatever source, I use a 
different approach:

1) Copy the graphics I want to the clipboard
2) Paste it into ResEdit
3) Rename and renumber the resulting PICT resource to whatever I want

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