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Public Function CreateFileFromResource(ByVal FilePath As String, _
            ByVal ResID As Long, _
            ByVal ResType As String) _
            As Boolean

    'This function returns False if LoadResData() fails (unlikely)
    'It also does not check to see whether FilePath already exists
    'or do much error checking of any kind for that matter :-)

    Dm hFile As Long
    Dim FileData() As Byte

    FileData = LoadResData(ResID, ResType) 	'this loads your binary data
    On Error Resume Next 			'stuck this here just so the prog won't
    'crash if something goes wrong with LoadResData()

    If Len(FileData(1)) > 0 Then
        hFile = FreeFile()
        Open FilePath For Binary Access Write As #hFile
        Put #hFile, 1, FileData 'this writes your binary data
        Close #hFile
        CreateFileFromResource = True
    End If

End Function
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