win32 API Dialog resources compile problem

[Nobody/Anonymous]

is there a magic trick to compile a dialog recource via dev-c++? I tried them from several sources and always got a 'parse error' message. I also studied the Forum-FAQ and searched the forum, found many threads to resources, but found nothing that might solve my challenge. 

Here is the Compiler Log:

Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\Main\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win"
Fhrt  make clean aus
rm -f wintestc++.o Projekt1_private.res Projekt1.exe

g++.exe -c wintestc++.cpp -o wintestc++.o -I"C:/MAIN/DEV-CPP/include/c++"  -I"C:/MAIN/DEV-CPP/include/c++/mingw32"  -I"C:/MAIN/DEV-CPP/include/c++/backward"  -I"C:/MAIN/DEV-CPP/include" 

windres.exe -i Projekt1_private.rc -I rc -o Projekt1_private.res -O coff

windres.exe: resource.rc:20: parse error

make.exe: *** [Projekt1_private.res] Error 1

Ausfhrung beendet
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resource.rc20:
IDD_ABOUT DIALOG DISCARDABLE  0, 0, 239, 66

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Is IDD_ABOUT defined anywhere withe a value?

[Nobody/Anonymous]

did you #include <windows.h> in your resource file?

also, if you have #define IDD_ABOUT (some number)  in your header file try taking it out.

Other than that, post a short example of a resource file that you can't get to work, might be just a syntax error...

b_a

[Nobody/Anonymous]

IDD_ABOUT is defined in a resource.h file, I removed it and got an IDD_ABOUT undefined error directly.

The resource code looks like this:

IDD_ABOUT DIALOG DISCARDABLE  0, 0, 239, 66
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "My About Box"
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif"
BEGIN
    DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK",IDOK,174,18,50,14
    PUSHBUTTON      "Cancel",IDCANCEL,174,35,50,14
    GROUPBOX        "Text..",IDC_STATIC,7,7,225,52
    CTEXT           "More Text",
                    IDC_STATIC,16,18,144,33
END

[AwesomeScripts Owner]

Add #include <windows.h> to the top of the file!

This is an part of my program for when I had the same error and fixed it!

#include <windows.h>
#define IDD_ABOUT 101
#define IDC_STATIC 102

IDD_ABOUT DIALOG DISCARDABLE  0, 0, 239, 66
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "Report Url Form"
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif"
BEGIN
    PUSHBUTTON      "&OK",IDOK,70,25,50,14
    PUSHBUTTON      "&Cancel",IDCANCEL,124,25,50,14
    //GROUPBOX        "About this program...",IDC_STATIC,7,7,225,52
    CTEXT           "Url:",//An example program showing how to use Dialog Boxes\r\n\r\nby theForger",
                    IDC_STATIC,5,10,9,33
END

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Thanks awesomescripts, that has done the trick. I had the windows.h in already, but the IDC_STATIC wasnt defined.

Thanks all for your quick replys+ help!

[Nobody/Anonymous]

hmm.. strange, if I #define the dialog IDs in my programs they compile, but the dialogs don't appear, if I don't #define them everything works...
curiouser and curiouser...

b_a