MVC++ and resources

[MPrestonf12]

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.

	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);
}

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