How to compile .rc resource file?

Question

visual studio

I have a simple winapi program that just shows the top classic menu which is described in the resource file like this:

Main MENU {
    POPUP "&Background" {
        MENUITEM "&Blue", 100
        MENUITEM "&Green", 101
        MENUITEM SEPARATOR
        MENUITEM "&Exit", 102
    }
}

But how do I now compile my C source code along with this resource file?

Answer 1

Try to work with Visual Studio, it automatically compiles the resource files that are in the project. Or run rc.exe, it is he who does this and is present both in the Visual Studio distribution and in the Windows SDK. More information here and here .