Newbie, can't not work out what's wrong with this code

[harker]

Hi there,

I have a main piece of code that inlucdes a resource file.

I have followed the tutorials, and tried to make my way from there.

I keep getting a compile error saying that a constant 'ICON_GROUP', define in 'resources.h', is not defined. This is a win32 application by the way.

Here is my resources.h file

#define ICON_GROUP 1002
#define ICON_LEAF 1003
#define ICON_DL 1004
#define ICON_RIP 1005
#define MY_TREE 1000
#define MAIN_WINDOW 1001

here is my resources.rc file

#include "resources.h"

ICON_GROUP ICON "./resources/collection.ico"
ICON_LEAF ICON "./resources/treble.ico"
ICON_RIP ICON "./resources/rip.ico"
ICON_DL ICON "./resources/download.ico"

this is the code snippet that contains the erroneous code

#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include "resources.h"
#include "MyWinTree.h"

.....


if ((himl = ImageList_Create(16, 
                                 16,
                                 FALSE, 
                                 4, 0)) == NULL) 
        return NULL; 

    // Add the open file, closed file, and document bitmaps. 
    hbmp = LoadBitmap(tree.group(), MAKEINTRESOURCE(ICON_GROUP)); 
    g_nOpen = ImageList_Add(himl, hbmp, (HBITMAP)NULL); 
    DeleteObject(hbmp); 
...

Additional info: the MyWinTree.h file contains a class declaration for a wrapper to a windows Tree_View. It also includes 'resources.h'

I am using Bloodshed Dev-C++ to compile with.

Any help would be appreciated

I am a java programmer trying to make add C++ to his belt

Regards

Steve

[Valmont]

I've moved this to the API section since this is the standard C/C++ forum. Read the sticky topic on rules. Besides that, I think that especially the veterans are not really win32 oriented.

[harker]

ok thanks,

wasn't sure whether the crux of the problem was strictly win32 related or acutally just a general c++ problem, hence I placed it in the general section

Regards

Steve

[redhead]

Originally Posted by harker

I keep getting a compile error saying that a constant 'ICON_GROUP', define in 'resources.h', is not defined. This is a win32 application by the way.

Here is my resources.h file

#define ICON_GROUP 1002
#define ICON_LEAF 1003
#define ICON_DL 1004
#define ICON_RIP 1005
#define MY_TREE 1000
#define MAIN_WINDOW 1001

Could it be, that you're including your resources.h file so many times that the compiler gets confused ??
Try controling your needed includes like:
resources.h

#ifndef RESOURCES__H__
#define RESOURCES__H__

#define ICON_GROUP 1002
#define ICON_LEAF 1003
#define ICON_DL 1004
#define ICON_RIP 1005
#define MY_TREE 1000
#define MAIN_WINDOW 1001

#endif

That might give a clue, since I never heard of a compiler giving that error, when the file already has been included.

[harker]

No sadly didn't work still get

'ICON_GROUP' undeclared

Hmm, done a heap of tutorials to get the basics, not sure what I am doing wrong.

[harker]

I take that back,

It did work.

There was another problem, related to where the IDE was placing the files. Once I overcame that, I still had the problem, I tried your solution and everything if fine now.


Thanks

Steve