Thread: Resource Error...

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    Rad gcn_zelda's Avatar
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    Resource Error...

    I'm making a text editor(Yeah, I'm a n00b). I'm trying to add a save option in the menu, however DevC++ keeps whining about
    some freakin' parse error.

    This is part of the WinProc.
    Code:
        case WM_COMMAND:
        {
            switch(LOWORD(wParam))
            {
                    case ID_FILE_EXIT:
                    {
                            DestroyWindow(hwnd);
                    }
                    break;
                    case ID_FILE_SAVE:
                    {
                            //save stuff here
                    }
                    break;
            }
        }
    This is part of the resource

    Code:
    IDR_MYMENU MENU
    BEGIN
        POPUP "&File"
        BEGIN
            MENUITEM "E&xit", ID_FILE_EXIT
            MENUITEM "S&ave", ID_FILE_SAVE
        END
    There's more stuff, of course, but that's the error part. I'm not sure about how to get the resource to work.

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    The code looks fine to me. Just one note: For the ID_FILE_SAVE case, you should call SendMessage(hwnd,WM_CLOSE,0,0); instead of calling DestroyWindow() yourself. This is so you can later process WM_CLOSE and ask the user if she wishes to save an unsaved file or not, before the program closes down.

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    Registered User Dante Shamest's Avatar
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    Are ID_FILE_EXIT and ID_FILE_SAVE defined in your resource file? If not, include the appropriate header.

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    I had a similar problem and to fix it I needed to include windows.h in the resource script.
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