Resource file parse error

Hi I'm stupmed as to what the parse error is in this resource file which I grabbed form a tutorial as I'm learning windows programming.

Code:

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IDR_MYMENU MENU
BEGIN
    POPUP "&File"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "E&xit", ID_FILE_EXIT
    END

    POPUP "&Stuff"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&Go", ID_STUFF_GO
        MENUITEM "G&o somewhere else", 0, GRAYED
    END
   
    POPUP "&Help"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&About", ID_HELP_ABOUT
        MENUITEM "&Version", 0, GRAYED
    END
END

IDD_ABOUT DIALOG DISCARDABLE 0, 0, 239, 70
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU <---- apparently there's a parse error here :confused:
CAPTION "My About Box"
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif"
BEGIN
    DEFPUSHBUTTON  "&OK",IDOK,174,18,50,14
    PUSHBUTTON      "&Cancel",IDCANCEL,174,35,50,14
    GROUPBOX        "About this program...",IDC_STATIC,7,7,225,52
    CTEXT          "An example program showing how to use Dialog Boxes\r\n\r\nby Lanre",
                    IDC_STATIC,16,18,144,33
END

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Anyone know what it is??

I loaded it up in Visual C++ and it worked for me. What compiler are you using?

The latest incarnation (I hope) of dev c++

That could be the problem then. If your tutorial was meant to be used with VC++ they might not have checked for any compatibility issues with other compilers. One thing though, did you try sticking #include <windows.h> at the top of the file?

Yeap. i think It maybe an issue with Dev C++ because when I close and re-open the program it runs, albeit without resources allocated so I gets me an empty window, but when i go into project options and click on win 32 console it gives me the error. But this only happens sometimes.

Anybody please help. This is driving me off my bloody rocks!!

Did you include the header file in your resource script for your ID definitions?

Also include <windows.h> in the resource script for those dialog style definitions.

Also define a value for IDC_STATIC (-1), because Dev-C++ doesn't do it automatically.

After I did all that, your resource script compiled in Dev-C++.

Thnx for the help Dante. I'm now geting a linker error which I never had before in my other windows programming tests.

Code:

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[Linker error] undefined reference to `mcount'

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Anyone know what's causing this error?

Probably a function or a variable that you're trying to use, but wasn't defined.

Post or zip up and attach your code, so we can take a better look at it.

Ok thx.

I need resource.h too. :)

only a few lines in it but:

#define IDR_MYMENU 101
#define ID_HELP_ABOUT 105
#define IDD_ABOUT 106
#define IDI_MYICON 201

#define ID_FILE_EXIT 9001
#define ID_STUFF_GO 9002
#define IDC_STATIC -1

There they are

Everything compiled okay. :confused:

I've attached my Dev-C++ project.

Thanx again for the help. I sent you a PM.