Compiling .res into a .NET application within IDE - CSharp

Hi,

I understand that if you want multiple win32 icons in a .NET
application (so that, e.g., Windows Explorer can see them), you have
compile an .rc to an .res with rc.exe, then use the /win32res: option
for either csc.exe or al.exe to link the .res into the assembly.
However I really can't believe there's no way to do this from within
the IDE, even it means using al.exe in a post-build event to relink the
assembly (effectively discarding the one that is created by default).
The question is, is there a reasonable way to determine what the
command line to al.exe should be based on the files in your .NET
project? Is there even a way to get verbose compiler/linker output
under VS.NET to see how they are being called?

If not, what alternatives are there? I know there are freeware
utilities that can rebind .res files into existing .exes, but I haven't
tested whether they work with .NET assemblies. Presumably it wouldn't
be hugely difficult to write one, but I'm not particularly keen on
reinventing the wheel.