Re: CDialog in static library

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Jeff,

> If you really mean a static library, then the problem is probably that the
> DIALOG resource is not being added to the *.exe. Static libraries do not
> contain resources.

Thank you very much for your clarification on this matter -- and yes, I
really mean a static library.

What is the best way to use a resource, then? I have the resource file,
"staticlib.rc" say, available in my static library project, and I would like
to somehow include it in the client project.

According to the MSDN article TN035 I can do this by including the
staticlib.rc file in the client project under "Compile-Time Directives in
the Set Includes dialog box". I cannot find this dialog box in Visual Studio
7. However, I assume that this corresponds to the "Resource Includes" dialog
box available by right-clicking on an entry in resource view. Alas, I have
tried this without luck: both client and library projects compile, but I get
the same debug assertion error as before.

Am I going about this the right way? How should I include the staticlib.rc
file such that it can be used during execution of static library code?

Thanks for your help once again.


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