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I'm working with MSVS2005 express.
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I've been burning through tutorials and such with win32 and found that any app that uses resources will not compile.
I'm working with MSVS2005 express.
Sometimes I forget what I am doing when I enter a room, actually, quite often.
Express edition can not graphically edit resources, but it can compile them (and edit them as text). Have you tried adding existing resource files to the solution?
If the resource file was generated by a non-Express IDE, then you may have to clean up the RC file a bit before it will compile. For example, you might have to change "#include <afxres.h>" to "#include <winresrc.h>"
For making your RC files with a GUI, look for some free third party resource editors.
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The question is will MSVC express accept the third party edited file?
I heard it didnt. Thats one of my fears too.
Using Code::Blocks with MSVC++ 2010.
I think that may be the case, it could not compile the resource file, something about not finding winresrc.h
Sometimes I forget what I am doing when I enter a room, actually, quite often.
>> The question is will MSVC express accept the third party edited file?
It's a text file. If there are resource compile errors, you fix it just you would a C/C++ source file.
>> something about not finding winresrc.h
You need to download and install the platform SDK. Windows programming links
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Or you can get the 2008 express edition which includes the SDK.Originally Posted by Codeplug
