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    Totally clueless... here's a simple .rc resource...

    Totally clueless... here's a simple .rc resource script... typical of those used by C and C++ when building executables...


    #include <windows.h>
    #include <commctrl.h>
    #include <richedit.h>
    ...
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    No Elysia... what matters is that I WANT to do it...

    No Elysia... what matters is that I WANT to do it and I don't appreciate being told not to.

    I LIKE getting down and dirty with the machine. I used to do chip level service on motherboards,...
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    Typically don't need resources... ok, so how do...

    Typically don't need resources... ok, so how do you make a dialog box? How do you set up the keyboard? How do you design a menu?

    Really, Elysia... whether it's hidden from you by your silly...
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    WOW... that's it, just WOW... ...

    WOW... that's it, just WOW...




    Actually, the discussion was about various releases of MSVS and whether there were better choices.
    It only became about your apiphobia when you jumped in and...
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    And when the program and it's icon get separated?...

    And when the program and it's icon get separated? That's why you put this stuff into resources... so they are part and parcel of the same thing.
    You've never actually worked with Windows...
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    If he downloads the Microsoft SDK ... not only...

    If he downloads the Microsoft SDK ... not only does he get full Windows API documentation, he gets the full blown command line version of VC++ for free too. It's bundled with the SDK along with all...
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    I've used it... it's not too bad... but no...

    I've used it... it's not too bad... but no Message Tables... I harp on this because Message Tables are how the OS and Structured Exception Handling deliver error reports to the user. It's a separate...
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    Yes... Google for "Resource Hacker" ... Every...

    Yes... Google for "Resource Hacker" ...

    Every windows program or dll can have a "resources section" that contains built in data for the program... You can imbed stuff like Icons, Bitmaps and...
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    Yes there are... and they aren't cheap either... ...

    Yes there are... and they aren't cheap either... The free ones all seem to be lacking at least one or two crucial features... and forget about finding a free standing Message Table editor.

    The...
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    Have you ever added a custom Icon to a program? ...

    Have you ever added a custom Icon to a program?

    Then, yes, you need resource files.

    And this constant blather of yours about third party libraries is wearing a little thin... really... you're...
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    Resource editing would be nice... VS free...

    Resource editing would be nice... VS free versions don't have it, most free IDEs don't have it...and even the ones that do have it are usually missing key components like Message Table Editors. ...
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