resource syntax error

[Anubis208]

I am using theForger's win api tutorial and am on the part about dialog boxes. I am using a c++ project. I get the following error when ai try to compile: Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\mycppstuff\menu3\Makefile.win"
Executing make...
make.exe -f "C:\mycppstuff\menu3\Makefile.win" all
windres.exe -i Project1_private.rc --input-format=rc -o Project1_private.res -O coff

windres.exe: resource.rc:22: syntax error

make.exe: *** [Project1_private.res] Error 1

Execution terminated

windows XP devcPP 4.9.9.2

code:

include "resource.h"

IDR_MYMENU MENU
BEGIN
POPUP "&File"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "E&xit", ID_FILE_EXIT
END
POPUP "&Stuff"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "&Go", ID_STUFF_GO
MENUITEM "G&o somewhere else", 0, GRAYED
END
POPUP "&Help"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "&About", ID_HELP_ABOUT
END
END

IDI_MYICON ICON "Smile.ico"

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 "About this program....", IDC_STATIC, 7, 7, 225, 52
CTEXT "An example program showing how to display Dialog Boxes/r/n/r/nby theForger",
IDC_STATIC, 16, 18, 144, 33
END

[Anubis208]

that worked thanks.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

include "windows.h"

[Anubis208]

That didn't work, I got the same error.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Include

if !defined (_WINDOWS)

#define _WINDOWS

endif

If that fail, include

ifndef IDC_STATIC

define IDC_STATIC (-1)

endif

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