Thread: resource problems

So I'm finally taking a serious look at windows programing, and I have come across my first problem rather quickly...

I created a simple window with no problems, but now I am adding a menu and I can't get it to do anything. Not sure if it is something I am missing in the programming or if it is a setting in C::B but as soon as I added the files 'resource.h' and 'resource.rc' I get this error:

Code:

rc.exe /IC:\Development\Dot_Net_Framework\v2.0\Bin /IC:\Development\VCToolkit2003\include /IC:\Development\MS_Platform_SDK\Include /IC:\Development\DirextX_90_SDK\Include -foobj\Debug\resource.res resource.rc
Execution of 'rc.exe /IC:\Development\Dot_Net_Framework\v2.0\Bin /IC:\Development\VCToolkit2003\include /IC:\Development\MS_Platform_SDK\Include /IC:\Development\DirextX_90_SDK\Include -foobj\Debug\resource.res resource.rc' in 'C:\Programming\Win32_Tutorials\windows' failed.
Nothing to be done.

and the code...

main.cpp

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include "resource.h"
// the window class name as a global variable
const char g_szClassName[] = "myWindowClass";
/*********************************************************************************/
/*****  Step 4: the Window Procedure  ********************************************/
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch(msg)
    {
        // left click on the window to display the .exe file path
        case WM_LBUTTONDOWN:
        {
            char szFileName[MAX_PATH];
            HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
            GetModuleFileName(hInstance, szFileName, MAX_PATH);
            MessageBox(hwnd, szFileName, "This program is:",
                       MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
        } break;
        case WM_CLOSE:
        {
            DestroyWindow(hwnd);
        } break;
        case WM_DESTROY:
        {
            PostQuitMessage(0);
        } break;
        default:
        {
            return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
        }
    }
    return 0;
}
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                   LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
    WNDCLASSEX wc;
    HWND hwnd;
    MSG Msg;
/*********************************************************************************/
/*****  Step 1: Registering the Window Class  ************************************/
    wc.cbSize        = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
    wc.style         = 0;
    wc.lpfnWndProc   = WndProc;
    wc.cbClsExtra    = 0;
    wc.cbWndExtra    = 0;
    wc.hInstance     = hInstance;
    wc.hIcon         = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wc.hCursor       = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW + 1);
    wc.lpszMenuName  = MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MYMENU);
    wc.lpszClassName = g_szClassName;
    wc.hIconSm       = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
        return 0;
    }
/*********************************************************************************/
/*****  Step 2: Creating the Window  *********************************************/
    hwnd = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
                          g_szClassName,
                          "The title of my window",
                          WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
                          CW_USEDEFAULT,
                          CW_USEDEFAULT,
                          480, 240,
                          NULL,
                          NULL,
                          hInstance,
                          NULL);
    if(hwnd == NULL)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error!",
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
        return 0;
    }
    ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
    UpdateWindow(hwnd);
/*********************************************************************************/
/*****  Step 3: The Message Loop  ************************************************/
    while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
    {
        TranslateMessage(&Msg);
        DispatchMessage(&Msg);
    }
    return Msg.wParam;
}

resource.h

Code:

#ifndef RESOURCE_H_INCLUDED
#define RESOURCE_H_INCLUDED
#define IDR_MYMENU        101
#define ID_FILE_EXIT     1001
#endif // RESOURCE_H_INCLUDED

resource.rc

Code:

#include "resource.h"
IDR_MYMENU MENU
BEGIN
    POPUP "&File"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "E&xit", ID_FILE_EXIT
    END
END

I'm sure it is something simple but I just can't place it... Any ideas?

Compiler path setting for rc.exe was pointing to the right filename but the wrong path.

Got it... Thanks!