Thread: 32-bit binary resource saved as a 16-bit program

I compiled calc.exe 32-bit with with the resource compiler rc.exe in command line, on Windows 10 with VS 2017.

When I try to execute it, after loading the resource and writing it to a file, I get the:
"Unsupported 16-bit Application"
"The program or feature cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows." error dialog.

I tried to compile it as 64-bit but gave me the same result.

What could be the problem?

rc is only used for resource files. You can't compile an entire exe with it. So you're probably doing something wrong.

No, no, I was just putting it simple. Of course after rc.exe I compiled it with command: cl.exe program.cpp resource.res, and it compiled successfully.

Oh sorry... Does this happen only with this program? Try compiling something else to test it, without a resource file. My apologies, I've never used Visual Studio. Why are you running it through the command line, by the way?

Originally Posted by GReaper

Try compiling something else to test it, without a resource file.

The program is working fine, it's just that the resource file will be a 16-bit program once it's created.

Why are you running it through the command line, by the way?

I prefer CodeBlocks as editor for just a simple test program.

I created a project in VS and got the same result as with command line.