about dialog

res.h:

Code:

#define IDD_ABOUT        101
#define IDR_MYMENU       102
#define IDI_MYICON       201

#define ID_PREF_PREFS   9001
#define ID_PREF_ABOUT   9002
#define ID_PREF_EXIT    9003

dlg.rc:

Code:

#include "res.h"

IDD_ABOUT DIALOG DISCARDABLE  0, 0, 239, 66
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP // this line give me a parse error
FONT 8, "Tahoma"
BEGIN
    DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK",IDOK,174,18,50,14
    GROUPBOX        "About this program...",IDC_STATIC,7,7,225,52
    CTEXT           "An example program showing how to use Dialog Boxes\r\n\r\nby theForger",
                    IDC_STATIC,16,18,144,33
END

but why do I get that $$$$ty parse error? It's almost straight from the winprog.org tutorial.

Originally posted by stumped
but why do I get that $$$$ty parse error? It's almost straight from the winprog.org tutorial.

'Parse error' is peculiar to mingw (it's always a good idea to quote your compiler, version and the exact error message) and winprog tutorials are designed and tested (as far as I remember) on msvc and bcc5.5; only the non-resource examples should compile without modification.

If you are compiling resources with mingw you have to #include <windows.h> in the resource script, otherwise constants such as 'DS_MODALFRAME' and 'WS_POPUP' will not be defined.

edit: If you get an error message regarding IDC_STATIC then put this in your resource script after your #includes:

Code:

#if !defined IDC_STATIC
#define IDC_STATIC -1
#endif