Thread: Resources problem

Hello, I have recently started programming in WIN32 API in DEV-C++, where I encountred several problems with resources handling:
1)whenever I change my resource file, the compiler throws a syntax error:
{
[Warning] ISO C requires whitespace after the macro name
unrecognized escape sequence unrecognized escape sequence

}

which, for some paranormal reason can be only fixed by editing the resource header file (PROJECT_NAME.h) in any way(adding whitespace, deleting one, whatever...)

2) adding MENUITEM in

Code:

MAINMENU MENU DISCARDABLE
BEGIN
          POPUP "FILE" 
       BEGIN
MENUITEM "The error", IDM_ERROR
       END
END

Throws a syntax error



Does anyone has any idea, where the problem could be?
Thanks.

That's how I would do it: first create a definitions file ('definitions.h') and declare some values

Code:

#define MY_FILE_OPEN   10
#define MY_FILE_CLOSE 11

Now create an .*rc resource file and declare the menu inside it

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include "defintions.h"

menu MENU
BEGIN
    POPUP "&File"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&Open",MY_FILE_OPEN
        MENUITEM "&Close",MY_FILE_CLOSE
    END
END

As you can see the menuitems have an id previously declared in the definitions file. It isn't necessary to declare the definitions (you can do something like 'MENUITEM "&Open",10'), but using definitions will help you to not confusing.

Now add both files to your project and compile it. There shoudn't be any problem.

Niara

Thanks a lot, defining the constants did the job-for now.