Thread: Dialog Buttons without resource files?

Ok that helped for that error but now I get a parse error on the following:

Code:

GROUPBOX        "About this program...",IDC_STATIC,7,7,225,52

Thanks it works great now =)

Ok now that I have it compileing, i have *yet* another problem =(
The dialog doesnt want to show up (I get a -1 return value), here is the code:
Main.cpp:

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include "resource.h"
const char g_szClassName[] = "myWindowClass";

BOOL CALLBACK AboutDlgProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch(Message)
    {
        case WM_INITDIALOG:

        return TRUE;
        case WM_COMMAND:
            switch(LOWORD(wParam))
            {
                case IDOK:
                    EndDialog(hwnd, IDOK);
                break;
                case IDCANCEL:
                    EndDialog(hwnd, IDCANCEL);
                break;
            }
        break;
        default:
            return FALSE;
    }
    return TRUE;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch(Message)
	{
          case WM_CREATE:
          {
             HMENU hMenu, hSubMenu;
             HICON hIcon, hIconsm;
             hMenu = CreateMenu();
             hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu();
             AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_FILE_EXIT, "E&XIT");
             AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, "&File");
             
             hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu();
             AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_HELP_ABOUT, "&About...");
             AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, "&Help");
             SetMenu(hwnd, hMenu);
             }
             break;
        case WM_COMMAND:
			switch(LOWORD(wParam))
			{
				case ID_FILE_EXIT:
					PostMessage(hwnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
				break;
        case ID_HELP_ABOUT:
        {
            int ret = DialogBox(GetModuleHandle(NULL), 
                MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_ABOUT), hwnd, AboutDlgProc);
            if(ret == IDOK){
                MessageBox(hwnd, "Dialog exited with IDOK.", "Notice",
                    MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
            }
            else if(ret == IDCANCEL){
                MessageBox(hwnd, "Dialog exited with IDCANCEL.", "Notice",
                    MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
            }
            else if(ret == -1){
                MessageBox(hwnd, "Dialog failed!", "Error",
                    MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
            }
        }
        break;

         } 
      break; 
      case WM_CLOSE: 
         DestroyWindow(hwnd); 
      break; 
      case WM_DESTROY: 
         PostQuitMessage(0); 
      break; 
      default: 
         return DefWindowProc(hwnd, Message, wParam, lParam); 
   } 
   return 0; 
} 



int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
	LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
	WNDCLASSEX wc;
	HWND hwnd;
	MSG Msg;

	wc.cbSize		 = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
	wc.style		 = 0;
	wc.lpfnWndProc	 = WndProc;
	wc.cbClsExtra	 = 0;
	wc.cbWndExtra	 = 0;
	wc.hInstance	 = hInstance;
	wc.hIcon		 = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
	wc.hCursor		 = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
	wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
	wc.lpszMenuName  = NULL;
	wc.lpszClassName = g_szClassName;
	wc.hIconSm		 = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);

	if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",
			MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
		return 0;
	}

	hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
		WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
		g_szClassName,
		"The title of my window",
		WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
		CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 240, 120,
		NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);

	if(hwnd == NULL)
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error!",
			MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
		return 0;
	}

	ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
	UpdateWindow(hwnd);

	while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
	{
		TranslateMessage(&Msg);
		DispatchMessage(&Msg);
	}
	return Msg.wParam;
}

Resource.h:

Code:

#define ID_FILE_EXIT 9001
#define ID_HELP_ABOUT 9002
#define IDD_ABOUT 101

Resource.rc:

Code:

#include <windows.h>/*resource header contains defines for YOUR controls*/
#include "resource.h"
#if !defined IDC_STATIC
#define IDC_STATIC -1
#endif
IDD_ABOUT DIALOG DISCARDABLE  0, 0, 239, 66
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "ORANGE!!!!"
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 theForger", 
                    IDC_STATIC,16,18,144,33 
END

Is there something I can't see thats would result in an error? Sorry for the constant questions but I just started this yesterday and am getting a bit confused with these tuturials.