MEMO: Embed a string into a binary (C++)

There are several ways to just embed a string into a binary.  These are some easy examples:

 

1)      You can just make a string variable:  extern char szMessage[] = “Insert your message here.”;

2)      You can add a resource (either a string resource, or a custom binary resource) with your string.

3)      You can append the string directly to the end of the binary using concatenation.  [copy /b original.exe+message.txt output.exe]