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Slugsnack · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:23 am Post subject: error whenever opening .rc files

every time i open a .rc file i encounter this error :

does anyone know why this happens ? it happens on all of my systems which have varied in OS

Deltron Z · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:34 am Post subject:

I'm not sure this is the problem, but Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and later free versions don't support resource editing. just include the file and right click -> view code and edit. I'm using a resource editor and just coping the code it generates.
Did this happen before?

Slugsnack · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:10 am Post subject:

well i think at one point.. like a year ago the resource editor did work correctly for some time. then all of a sudden it stopped working and did that instead. i am using visual studio 2008 professional full version

viewing code does work but i'm interested in using the resource editor itself.. so far i've been making do using resedit but wanna try out the built in one as well

Deltron Z · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:14 am Post subject:

Umm, I don't know why this happens, I myself use the express edition but you could use another resource editor... might slow down your work but it's better than writing your resources code manually. Rolling Eyes

Also, try googling the error you get, RC2247.

Polynomial · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:16 am Post subject:

Have you tried disabling any plugins you have in VS2008? I had a similar issue with running Crystal Reports when the VMWare toolbar was enabled.

Slugsnack · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:09 am Post subject:

which plugins ?

Polynomial · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject:

Well first disable them all. If that doesn't fix the problem, then it's not your plugins. If it does, go through and enable them one by one until it stops working again - then the last one you enabled is the culprit.

Slugsnack · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:23 am Post subject:

not sure what you mean by plugins. i haven't put anything additional to the VC++ installation. i did a full installation of everything on the disk including all the tools for programming embedded systems applications, etc. i didn't put any extra 'plugins' though

Polynomial · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:05 am Post subject:

I'm talking about plugins and addons within Visual Studio, not external applications.

Open up VS and look through the menus and preferences for Addons or Plugins.

Slugsnack · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:32 am Post subject:

add-in manager shows none

Polynomial · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:35 am Post subject:

In which case, try doing a repair from the Visual Studio installer. Sounds like your installation is corrupt.

smartz993 · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:48 am Post subject:

Either one of your string definitions are too long (multi-line, etc), or you are including Wincrypt.h in your .rc file.

Comment all strings, and take out includes.

It's amazing what google can find you.

Slugsnack · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:22 am Post subject:

it's not to do with the contents of the .rc cause even opening a really simple one will cause that error cause other people using vc++ can open the files fine but i can't

i also have a feeling it might be a corrupt installation file.. i'll try redownloading this weekend. argh big ass download