MVC++ and resources

How do you create a resource file from scratch with MSVC++?. Every time I go to insert-->resource It makes me use the MFC.

one other thing.

Code:

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        char ch;
        ifstream in("C:/FIGURE2.txt");

        if(in.fail()) {
                MessageBox(NULL, "Cannot open file","Error",MB_OK);
        }

        while(in.get(ch)){
                SendMessage(editbx,WM_SETTEXT,(WPARAM)0,(LPARAM)ch);
}

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I want to be able to load a text file into a edit box. But this does not seem to work.
Any help appreciated

If you go File->New->Resource Script it doesn't force you to use MFC :)

WM_SETTEXT sets the whole text. You need to load into a buffer and then set using that.

Code:

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in.readline(buffer, bufsize)

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ok, im getting the text into the box, but it keeps deleting what its written and replaces it with the next line. :confused:

First retrieve the text using WM_GETTEXTLENGTH and WM_GETETXT then put thet text and the new line back.

Read the entire file into a string, then use that. string will definitely handle enough to fit into an edit box (limited to 64K on Win9x)

with the resource editor how do you actually write in the code for it. All I see is the editor with the folder in it but I can't write or figure out how to write code in it.

Right-click on the top-level resource and go "Insert".

How do you adjust the size of the buffer depending on the size of the text file? thanks

Code:

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char buffer[500];
        while(in){
                in.read(buffer,sizeof(buffer));
}

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You can first retrieve the file size in bytes (move the file pointer to the end of the file and read its current position). See the FAQ for this:

Then you could do

Code:

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char *buffer = new char[filelen];

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