delphi 2006 - Is it possible to find out if a resource name exists?

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What it the best way to find out if a resource name exists - other than seeing if

LoadFromResourceName (HInstance, 'FOOBAR')

causes an exception?

This is a duplicate and has been asked many times before. For example [How do I check if an embedded resource exists or not?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9744979/how-do-i-check-if-an-embedded-resource-exists-or-not) — David Heffernan, Jul 31 '12 at 09:01
@David That's what I figured, but I would have expected those solutions to be served up as I was entering my question (Delphi's help for `LoadFromResourceName` wasn't much help either, but it never is. They seemed to have abandoned to idea of hyperlinks to other related useful topics in D2006). — rossmcm, Aug 01 '12 at 08:41
SO search is notoriously flaky. I found the dupe with a google search. But I also searched on `FindResource`. It's easy to find dupes once you know the answer! No worries! — David Heffernan, Aug 01 '12 at 08:47
Possible duplicate of [How do I check if an embedded resource exists or not?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9744979/how-do-i-check-if-an-embedded-resource-exists-or-not) — saastn, Oct 15 '17 at 08:31

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 31 '12 at 04:44

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You can use the FindResource function (remember pass the proper resource type)

 if FindResource(hInstance, 'FOOBAR', RT_RCDATA) <> 0 then
  // do something

answered Jul 31 '12 at 04:44

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