StringLoader — Resource String Loader

StringLoader.lib is a small static library for Windows CE and Windows Phone 7. It comes from the FullUnlock v4.0 project (© Maxim Menshikov (ultrashot), 2012). It loads localized string resources from a module and resolves the caller's locale. The companion helper uplhlp links this library to localize the text it shows.

This is legacy research and homebrew code for a platform that reached end of life long ago.

How it works

The library exports two C functions (see StringLoader.def):

• ReadResourceString(Dll, ResourceID, Result) loads one string resource. It maps the module file into memory (ReadFileComplete). It walks the raw PE resource directory to the string table for the requested id. It chooses the best language match in this order: system locale, primary language, neutral, English. If that hand-rolled path fails, it falls back to the OS LoadLibraryEx and LoadString. It resolves a bare module name under \Windows.
• ReadFileComplete(FileName, Result) reads a whole file into a freshly allocated buffer.

wp7res_mgr.cpp holds the implementation. StringLoader.cpp is only the DLL entry point.

Layout

StringLoader/
├── StringLoader.vcproj   Visual Studio 2008 project (WM6 Pro ARMv4I, static lib)
├── .clang-format         Formatting rules for src/
├── src/                  Project sources
│   ├── wp7res_mgr.cpp/.h    Resource-string loader implementation
│   ├── StringLoader.cpp     DllMain
│   ├── StringLoader.def     Exported entry points
│   └── stdafx.h/.cpp        Precompiled-header stub
└── sdk/                  Vendored import library
    └── coredll7.lib

Building

You need Visual Studio 2008 with the Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK (ARMV4I) installed. To build the library:

1. Open StringLoader.vcproj.
2. Build the Release_Lib configuration.

The output is the static library StringLoader.lib. The include and library paths point at src/ and sdk/. The project is self-contained and does not need an enclosing solution.