Thread: Need help with resource (rc) file

Ok there are many things that area wrong there

1. Make a header file called resource.h, take out #define DIALOG_2 2 and #define IDC_BUTTON1 101 and put them in that header file. Then #include that header file in your resource file and in your program.

2. replace { with BEGIN and } with END in your resource file.

3. You don't include your resource file with your program you have to compile your resource file into an object file and then link that object file into your project.

You don't need to use the #include statement in your coding. I use a resource editor that comes with MSVC++ and simply make sure the .rc file is in the project. The compiler will use the .rc file as a reference when creating the project.

A sample of a resource dialog that I made up using the resource editor follows:

IDD_DIALOG1 DIALOG DISCARDABLE 0, 0, 186, 125
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "Dialog Query"
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif"
BEGIN
LTEXT "A Simple Modal Dialog Box(with left text)",IDC_STATIC,7,
33,172,8
CTEXT "For your viewing pleasure(with centered text)",
IDC_STATIC,0,47,179,8
DEFPUSHBUTTON "OK",IDOK,29,73,50,14
PUSHBUTTON "Cancel",IDCANCEL,108,73,50,14
END

This is created with the resource editor from MSVC++ and I don't know too much about Borland's. I hope I have been of some help.