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When I try to edit resource file (*.rc) I get this error: "Resource Editing in not supported on the Visual C++ Express SKU". Does that mean there is no way to get the resource editor to work in VC++ Express?

[207 byte] By [Grubber] at [2008-3-7]

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# 1

Grubber wrote:
When I try to edit resource file (*.rc) I get this error: "Resource Editing in not supported on the Visual C++ Express SKU". Does that mean there is no way to get the resource editor to work in VC++ Express?

Sadly, Express Edition of VC++ doesn't include resource editor. This is the most important drawback of ExEd for C++ WinAPI developers. If you find good third-party resource editor, you can configure VC++ to use it for editing of .rc files.

vuki at 2007-9-8 >

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# 2

As far as I know there is no way to edit resources using the express edition since it doesn't support the editing of rc files. It should still compile them, but you need to find some other way to edit them.

crescens2k at 2007-9-8 >

# 3

OK. Is there a way to set up the text editor of VC++ to be able to edit *.rc files?

Grubber at 2007-9-8 >

# 4

From the 'solution explorer', right-click the *.rc file and select 'open with..', then select 'source code (text) editor' from the list. You might want to 'set as default' to save you repeating those intitial steps. Once done, you should be able to manually edit the resource script within Express.

sylt at 2007-9-8 >

# 5

Here's a free resource editor that I like:

http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d9resourceeditor.htm

Ted. at 2007-9-8 >

# 6

sylt wrote:
From the 'solution explorer', right-click the *.rc file and select 'open with..', then select 'source code (text) editor' from the list.

It seems that *.rc files can't be added (or displayed) to a solution :(.

Grubber at 2007-9-8 >

# 7

Grubber wrote:

It seems that *.rc files can't be added (or displayed) to a solution :(.

Project > Add New Item
Select 'C++ File' and enter name like new.rc (with .rc extension). File will be added as a resource.

To display resource file in Visual Studio: right click on .rc file in Solution Explorer, select Open With, highlight 'Source Code (Text) Editor'. You can make this a default action by clicking 'Set as Default' button.

vuki at 2007-9-8 >

# 8

I've tried to add the file as existing item and it failed. I haven't tried to add it as new item though.

Grubber at 2007-9-8 >

# 9

Well, I guess it is back to VisualC++ 5.0....

Randomize at 2007-9-8 >

# 10

The resource editor that I have found very very helpful is ResEd:
http://www.radasm.com/projects/ResEd.zip

This is with source code, written in MASM, requires the MASM32 package installed.

You can configure ResEd to "generate" (create) the standard "resource.h" file, the way the standard visual studio does.

shantanu_gadgil at 2007-9-8 >

# 11

I've tried both links to resource editor in this post. The first one crashes as soon as I add a dialog and try to change the width property. The second wont even open, windows says it's an invalid zip file. Anyone else have any suggestions?

JeremiahMetzen at 2007-9-8 >

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