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Subject: Re: windres troubles...
From: Marco Craveiro <soupdragon AT clix DOT pt>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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Date: 31 Aug 2001 12:49:55 +0100
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On 31 Aug 2001 02:55:25 +0100, Marco Craveiro wrote:
> hi everyone,
> 
> i'm learning the windows API and while compiling my resource files
> some problems cropped up with windres. i've checked your mailing list
> and google for similar problems, lots of matches but nothing seems to
> ring a bell. (it wasn't an exhaustive search, but bear in mind that
> i've got a dialup connection :-)) i also couldn't find a more
> appropriate place to post, so if there is one please point me in the
> right direction.
> 
> when i compile an example from the book, i get a "syntax error"
> message; the same occurs with some resource code generated by the
> lcc-win resource editor. It appears something in my dialog definitions
> isn't quite right, but i can't see what.
> 
> My resource file, plus line numbering is:
> 
> 1: #include "menu.h"
> 2:
> 3: MyDb DIALOG 18, 18, 142, 92
> 4: CAPTION "test"
> 5: STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
> 6: {
> 7: 	DEFPUSHBUTTON "RED", IDD_RED, 32, 40, 30, 14, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE
> | WS_TABSTOP
> 8: }
> 
> and menu.h:
> 
> 1:#define IDD_RED 100
> 
> when i compile, i get the following error message:
> 
> $ windres -i menu.rc -o menu.o
> windres: menu.rc:5: syntax error
> 
> (i noticed that it compiles if i remove line 5 and comment out
> everything after "14," onwards on line 7.)
> 
> i'm using GNU windres 2.10.91 and my cygwin install is oldish
> (build date: Mon Dec 25 12:39:48 EST 2000).
> 
> many thanks for your time!
> 
> -- 
> be as one already dead -- tokkotai saying
> 

apologies, this is definetly my error. forgot to include winuser.h. :-((
things are not so clear at 3am...

-- 
be as one already dead -- tokkotai saying


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