PRB: App Studio Does Not Evaluate RC File Constant Expression

ID: Q101527

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to use a constant integer expression to define a resource identifier in an application's resource (.RC) file fails. App Studio version 1.x displays the following message:

Error RW2002: File not found: <resource>
Visual C++ version 2.x displays the same message if a .RC file containing a constant integer expression used to define a resource identifier is loaded into App Studio or opened in the development environment. Under these circumstances, Visual C++ versions 4.x and 5.0 display a similar, but slightly different message:
error RC2135: file not found: <resource>


RESOLUTION

Use a text editor to modify the resource file. Place the statements that include an expression into an "#ifndef APSTUDIO_INVOKED" block. App Studio does not automatically read that portion of the resource file for editing and App Studio does not list those resources as part of the .RC file. Use a text editor to make any further changes to those lines.


MORE INFORMATION

To demonstrate this situation, place the following statements into a resource (.RC) file: 


   #define MyResourceID 3
   MyResourceID+2 bitmap MyBitmap.bmp
To work around this situation, modify the resource file as follows: 

   #define MyResourceID 3
   #ifndef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
   MyResourceID+2 bitmap MyBitmap.bmp
   #endif

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbResourceEd kbVC kbVC100 kbVC150 kbVC151 kbVC152 kbVC200 kbVC210 kbVC400 kbVC500 kbVC600 kbGrpDSTools 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.5,1.51,1.52;WINDOWS:1.0,2.0,2.1,4.0,5.0, 6.0
Platform          : NT WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 9, 1999