Weird compile error *newbie to Win32*

hey, i'm trying to teach myself win32 api programming because i dont want to be stuck in a command prompt any longer :) but i'm reading a tutorial on winprog.org and when compiling some code in a resource file, i'm getting a compiler error. I use Dev-C++..

Code:

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IDD_ABOUTDLG DIALOG DISCARDABLE 0, 0, 239, 66
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION
CAPTION ". About ."
FONT 8, "Century Gothic"
BEGIN
    DEFPUSHBUTTON      "&Ok", IDOK, 174, 18, 50, 14
    PUSHBUTTON        "&Cancel", IDCANCEL, 174, 35, 50, 14
    GROUPBOX          "About this program...", IDC_STATIC, 7, 7, 225, 52
    CTEXT              "My venture into the world of Win32 API Programming.", IDC_STATIC,16,18,144,33
END

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<error>[Resource error] syntax error
[Build Error] [WinTest02_private.res] Error 1


or more detailed..i hope?
windres.exe -i WinTest02_private.rc --input-format=rc -o WinTest02_private.res -O coff

windres.exe: icon.rc:27: syntax error

make.exe: *** [WinTest02_private.res] Error 1

Execution terminated</error>

also, what compiler options should i set? thanks

Try...

Code:

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#include <windows.h>
#define IDC_STATIC -1
IDD_ABOUTDLG DIALOG DISCARDABLE 0, 0, 239, 66
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION
CAPTION ". About ."
FONT 8, "Century Gothic"
BEGIN
    DEFPUSHBUTTON      "&Ok", IDOK, 174, 18, 50, 14
    PUSHBUTTON        "&Cancel", IDCANCEL, 174, 35, 50, 14
    GROUPBOX          "About this program...", IDC_STATIC, 7, 7, 225, 52
    CTEXT              "My venture into the world of Win32 API Programming.", IDC_STATIC,16,18,144,33
END

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:) sweet... thats not my entire .rc file, just the part giving me an error so i already had <windows.h> included as its required for the style to not spout out an error :) thanks

Sorry if I'm being slow, but does that mean your problem was solved or not? :p

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Originally Posted by Dante Shamest

Sorry if I'm being slow, but does that mean your problem was solved or not? :p

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I was wondering the same thing, presumably it hasn't.
If the problem isn't solved then

Quote:

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windres.exe: icon.rc:27: syntax error

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which line of what you posted is 27?

sorry, that solved my problem. i had to define ID_STATIC. line 27 is the line that GROUPBOX is on.

mmm..and i thought i had another problem, but i realized it was just pure stupidity and i had to actually read my error message instead of just think :( i'm getting an error. however, i'm getting an error that says "syntax error at end of input." but i probably just forgot to dot a t or cross an i.. (i.e. i forgot a } somewhere............specifically one on my switch statement in WndProc ^_^ whoops, *shrug* another one down.)