Re: add resource bitmap for splash scn

From:

"Mark Salsbery [MVP]" <MarkSalsbery[MVP]@newsgroup.nospam>

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microsoft.public.vc.language

Date:

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:21:53 -0700

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is it exatly the same if you select 'add resource' in the sol. explorer?

Yes.

what's the difference if you do it from 'header files' , 'resource files',
or 'source files'?

or directly from the solution on top of the list?

I'm not sure what you mean by those :)

You can add resources by hand to the resource (.RC) file. If you do that
you need to find the next available ID for that type of resource and add it
to the appropriate header file (usually resource.h). If you use the typical
resource.h file from VS, you can find the next available ID by looking at
the "#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE" line. Take that value, use it for
your new bitmap ID, and increment the value by one.

Mark

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"marco RTYpe 6" <rebel-6-out@planet.nl> wrote in message
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what's the difference if you do it from 'header files' , 'resource files',
or 'source files'?

or directly from the solution on top of the list?

m

"Mark Salsbery [MVP]" <MarkSalsbery[MVP]@newsgroup.nospam> schreef in
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I'm taking this from VS 2005 - it was similar in 2003, I can't remember
VC 6 :)

You should be able to:

1) Open the Resource View (View menu / Resource View)
2) Right click on the project to add the bitmap to
3) The Add Resource dialog appears. Click on bitmap and then click the
Import... button
4) In the FileOpenDialog, find the bitmap file to import, double-click it
or click the Open button

An ID should be assigned to the imported bitmap resource. I just did it
in VS 2005 and it automatically opened the bitmap in the bitmap resource
editor - it's there I could see the new ID.

Mark

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Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

"marco RTYpe 6" <rebel-6-out@planet.nl> wrote in message
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mark,

can you tell me, step by step, what you think i should do?

m

"Mark Salsbery [MVP]" <MarkSalsbery[MVP]@newsgroup.nospam> schreef in
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Is this an app studio generated project?

Generally there's a resource.h file that tracks the next ID values used
by the resource editor to automagically assign IDs to new resources.

I generally use project/add resource or right-click in the resource
view to add a resource.

Mark

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Microsoft MVP - Visual C++
"marco RTYpe 6" <rebel-6-out@planet.nl> wrote in message
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i have a very basic question. i have included some
splash screen code with the accompanying splash header.
now, i have to add a bitmap file with an ID.
when i try to include it (add resource), a lot of things go wrong.
for instance there seems to be no ID etc.
do i have to use: solution-> add or resource files-> add, or
are those the same?

what's the proper sequence to do this, and get a working ID etc?

regards,

m