Help file id numbers overwritten

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I have an MFC app with html help, and automatically Visual Studio generates a file named HTMLDefines.h

I added my own identifiers to this file, but it keeps getting overwritten whenever I change the resources in the environment.

My question is: Is there any way I can get my identifiers (or ones that I specify, like just IDD_*) from resource.h automatically written into the HTMLDefines.h file?

Posted 23-Feb-11 21:27pm

goorley

Updated 23-Feb-11 22:24pm

Hans Dietrich

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Hans Dietrich 24-Feb-11 4:22am

In case you're wondering, the C++ purists in this forum are probably annoyed at seeing an MFC question, and so downvoted your question. Next time, post MFC questions in the C++/MFC forum. :)

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Hans Dietrich · Answer 1 · 2011-02-23T22:17:00

I have a utility that creates a .cpp and a .h file using a .rc file as input. For example, the .h file contains

#define HIDD_RENAME_DIALOG                                  100000
#define HIDC_RICHEDIT                                       100001
#define HIDC_STATUSBAR                                      100002
#define HIDC_MIN_RECT                                       100003
...

and the .cpp file contains

// IDD_RENAME_DIALOG
IDD_RENAME_DIALOG,                                  HIDD_RENAME_DIALOG,
IDC_RICHEDIT,                                       HIDC_RICHEDIT,
IDC_STATUSBAR,                                      HIDC_STATUSBAR,
IDC_MIN_RECT,                                       HIDC_MIN_RECT,
...

If you think you will be able to use this, I will upload it to Codeproject. If you do not want to run an unknown exe, email me your .rc file and I will email you back the .h and .cpp files.

hdietrich at gmail dot com