Set Background Image for a Form in Delphi

Question

I have an old app (Delphi 5) which I want to give it some changes via Res Editor !

I want to set a background image for a Form via RCData in Res Editor, How can I do that?

Any help is really appreciated. Thanks :)

Answer 1

Delphi forms don't have a simple background-image property.

You could edit the DFM resource for the form to insert a TImage control. Extract the DFM resource, open it in Delphi, add the control you want, save it, and then replace the original resource with your new version.

See also:

• Setting up background images for forms in Delphi
• How to add background images to Delphi forms

Answer 2

Angus Johnson has written a utility called ResHacker. Use it to directly edit the form properties in the exe file. This is the link to his site