Resource files in C++..

[abdul]

I have made a menu bar in a resource file which is called untitled.rc. The name is the Menu is MYMENU. Now I want to use this menu bar in my project. How do do that? I tried to include the following:
#include <untitled.rc>

But it does not work. My compiler does not know from which resource file, it is to take the menu "MYmenu"

Please reply as soon as possible
Thanks!

[Megatron]

Did you add the resource script to your project already? Also, you need to include resource.h.

#include "resource.h"

[abdul]

When I add both the header and resource file, it finds some errors in the resource file. My resource file is this:

#include <windows.h>
#include "tut0.h"

MYMENU MENU
BEGIN
POPUP "&File"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "E&xit", CM_FILE_EXIT
END
POPUP "&Stuff"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "&Go", CM_STUFF_GO
MENUITEM "G&o somewhere else", 0, GRAYED
END
END


The name of my resource file is "tut0.rc"

My "tut0.h" is this:

#define CM_FILE_EXIT 9001
#define CM_STUFF_GO 9002


My actuall project file is this:

#include <windows.h>
#include "tut0.h"
#include "tut0.rc"
static char g_szClassName[] = "MyWindowClass";
static HINSTANCE g_hInst = NULL;

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
switch(Message)
{
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 WndClass;
HWND hwnd;
MSG Msg;

g_hInst = hInstance;

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

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

hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
g_szClassName,
"The title of my window",
WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 320, 240,
NULL, NULL, g_hInst, NULL);

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

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

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


And when I run the project, it gives me the following errors:

In file included from c:\mydocu~1\c__pro~1\winpro~1\project2\2winpr~1.cpp:3:
c:\mydocu~1\c__pro~1\winpro~1\project2\tut0.rc:5: syntax error before `BEGIN'
c:\mydocu~1\c__pro~1\winpro~1\project2\2winpr~1.cpp: In function `int WinMain(HINSTANCE__ *, HINSTANCE__ *, CHAR *, int)':
c:\mydocu~1\c__pro~1\winpro~1\project2\2winpr~1.cpp:33: warning: converting NULL to non-pointer type
c:\mydocu~1\c__pro~1\winpro~1\project2\2winpr~1.cpp:42: `g_szClassName' undeclared (first use this function)
c:\mydocu~1\c__pro~1\winpro~1\project2\2winpr~1.cpp:42: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
c:\mydocu~1\c__pro~1\winpro~1\project2\2winpr~1.cpp:42: for each function it appears in.)


Please note that All the files are in the same folder.
Please help with this

[parksie]

Don't include the resource script (.rc) file.

[abdul]

Then I does not include the menus in the window. It just shows a simple window

[parksie]

Grrr...we've had this problem before. CyberCarsten was doing pretty much the same as you and it didn't work

First off, what compiler/IDE are you using?

[abdul]

I am using DEV-C++. If you know how to install Borland C++ compiler 5.5 then you also write that in the reply

[parksie]

For Borland C++ 5.5 don't you just run the freecommandlinetools.exe program and that installs it for you?

As for DEV-C++, I've never used it and don't have a copy so I can't say why it doesn't work...the source code looks fine