Inability to edit .rc files
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I have Microsoft Visual C++ 2008. It was a free download. It refuses to access .rc (resource source-form) files, and thus I must edit my .rc files separately with a text-editor. Am I right in thinking that I must pay to get a copy of Visual C++ that can edit .rc files? Please where to get such a copy? (I am in England.) What changes have happened to Visual C++ between the 2008 version and now?
The free edition of Visual Studio does have a resource editor. It however does not support MFC or ATL. So if you're trying to edit an MFC based on ATL based project, the resource editor would fail to load. The latest version of Visual Studio is 2012 and it contains a lot more features than 2008. You can buy it here - Buy Microsoft Visual Studio 2012[^]
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The free edition of Visual Studio does have a resource editor. It however does not support MFC or ATL. So if you're trying to edit an MFC based on ATL based project, the resource editor would fail to load. The latest version of Visual Studio is 2012 and it contains a lot more features than 2008. You can buy it here - Buy Microsoft Visual Studio 2012[^]
«_Superman_» _I love work. It gives me something to do between weekends.
Thanks. For Visual C++, at the link that you stated I found links to:- * Visual Studio Professional 2012 (not free) * What seemed to be a free download trial version of Visual Studio Professional, but trying to download it got merely a 995-kilobyte file vs_premium.exe . Please what is the difference between these two versions?
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Thanks. For Visual C++, at the link that you stated I found links to:- * Visual Studio Professional 2012 (not free) * What seemed to be a free download trial version of Visual Studio Professional, but trying to download it got merely a 995-kilobyte file vs_premium.exe . Please what is the difference between these two versions?
It is probably the web version. It will download the rest of the components from the web during install.
«_Superman_» _I love work. It gives me something to do between weekends.
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I have Microsoft Visual C++ 2008. It was a free download. It refuses to access .rc (resource source-form) files, and thus I must edit my .rc files separately with a text-editor. Am I right in thinking that I must pay to get a copy of Visual C++ that can edit .rc files? Please where to get such a copy? (I am in England.) What changes have happened to Visual C++ between the 2008 version and now?
Anthony Appleyard wrote:
It refuses to access .rc (resource source-form) files, and thus I must edit my .rc files separately with a text-editor.
You get what you pay for, and in this case since it's free you don't get a resource editor. I find that I can manage quite well without one, although creating dialogs can be a little slow. If you want all the features of Visual Studio, including MFC, ATL etc then you need to buy one of the professional editions.
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I have Microsoft Visual C++ 2008. It was a free download. It refuses to access .rc (resource source-form) files, and thus I must edit my .rc files separately with a text-editor. Am I right in thinking that I must pay to get a copy of Visual C++ that can edit .rc files? Please where to get such a copy? (I am in England.) What changes have happened to Visual C++ between the 2008 version and now?
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> The Visual Studio C++ Express Editions have no resource editor (as far as I know). Before I install this current version, will I have to unintall my Visual C++ 2008?
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> The Visual Studio C++ Express Editions have no resource editor (as far as I know). Before I install this current version, will I have to unintall my Visual C++ 2008?
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It looks this step is NOT required, see: "Running Multiple Versions of Visual Studio Side-By-Side"[^].
Veni, vidi, vici.
I just now tried to install the current free-download Visual Studio C++ Express Edition, and it refused, saying that it needed a later version of Windows than the version that I have (Windows Vista).
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I just now tried to install the current free-download Visual Studio C++ Express Edition, and it refused, saying that it needed a later version of Windows than the version that I have (Windows Vista).
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I just now tried to install the current free-download Visual Studio C++ Express Edition, and it refused, saying that it needed a later version of Windows than the version that I have (Windows Vista).
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Yes, you need
Windows 8for usingVisual Studio 2012. However you may installVisual Studio 2010on yourOS.Veni, vidi, vici.
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Visual Studio 2012 runs on Windows 7.
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I have Microsoft Visual C++ 2008. It was a free download. It refuses to access .rc (resource source-form) files, and thus I must edit my .rc files separately with a text-editor. Am I right in thinking that I must pay to get a copy of Visual C++ that can edit .rc files? Please where to get such a copy? (I am in England.) What changes have happened to Visual C++ between the 2008 version and now?
You could keep your ide and simply Google for resedit which is a compatible program that let's you edit resource files for visual studio projects. It is a bit tedious, but is a viable workaround which saves on a reinstall of visual studio, and you don't have to go messing with the project conversion wizard which pops up when using newer versions of v.s with older project files.
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You could keep your ide and simply Google for resedit which is a compatible program that let's you edit resource files for visual studio projects. It is a bit tedious, but is a viable workaround which saves on a reinstall of visual studio, and you don't have to go messing with the project conversion wizard which pops up when using newer versions of v.s with older project files.
For awesome websites or just to chat check out my blog for more info. . .
So far I have been looking in the manual and editing the .rc file in a text editor.
