On Friday 24 October 2003 08:00 pm, Rich wrote:
rc is the resource compiler. A .rc file is a text file containing a resource script that defines Win32 resources. Visual Studio 6/7 contains a resource editor that lets you edit resources through a GUI.
The resource compiler is in the 'Platform SDK' -- I think this is what Tim referred to as the Windows SDK, but they call it the Platform SDK now. The Platform SDK is a free download and contains headers, libraries and ancilliary tools for Windows development. Generally, even if you have Visual Studio, you occasionally install the Platform SDK if you want to access features in Windows that are newer than your release of Visual Studio. This is similar to how you should install the DirectX SDK to get the right libraries and headers instead of relying on what shipped with your copy of Visual Studio.
Thanks Rich. I found what I needed. Now I need to clean enough files off my hard drive to load it. Jonathan