Resource string id range

[ChrisJ 0]

When Delphi compiles the PE files is stores resource strings to the STRING_TABLE resource and generates an id for each resource. Delphi seems to start the highest resource string id (65535) and goes down as far as you have resource strings. 

 

Is there any way to control what is the range that are used? I mean can we specify that start from 50000 and go down. Or can we specify some ranges that are not assigned.

 

The reason for this question is that there are some 3rd party components that use RC/RES files to store strings and some of the use this high end of id range. That will cause an id conflict with the Delphi generated resource strings id and the id in the RC/RES file.

[Fr0sT.Brutal 900]

Hmm, quick search gave no results... I suspect this is not configurable. The only solution that comes to mind is to have string stubs specially intended for overriding. But the number of these strings must be kept aligned to those 3rd party RC's

[ChrisJ 0]

Thank you. I modified the 3rd party component and its .res file.