PRB: Building Setup Toolkit Overwrites DIALOGS.RES File (87008)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q87008

SYMPTOMS

When the Resource Compiler builds the resources for the custom DLL in the Setup Toolkit provided with the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) version 3.1, the DIALOGS.RES file is overwritten.

RESOLUTION

Modify the files in the Setup Toolkit BLDCUI directory (by default, C:\WINDEV\MSSETUP\BLDCUI) as follows:

  1. In the DIALOGS.DLG file, add the following two statements: 
          #include <windows.h>
      #include "dialogs.h"
  2. Rename the DIALOGS.RC file to MSCUISTF.RC.
  3. Edit MAKEFILE as follows:

    1. Find all occurrences of DIALOGS.RC and replace them with MSCUISTF.RC.
    2. Find all occurrences of DIALOGS.RES and replace them with MSCUISTF.RES.

MORE INFORMATION

It is necessary to make these changes before customizing the Setup Toolkit dialog boxes with the Dialog Editor. If the dialog box template, DIALOGS.RES, grows to larger than 64K, the Dialog Editor cannot load the file. For information on rebuilding the dialog template from the DIALOGS.DLG file, query in the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the following words:

dialog editor corrupt

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/24/2004
Keywords:kb16bitonly kbprb KB87008
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