Article ID: 264156 - Last Review: February 11, 2004 - Revision: 1.1

INFO: Including RC File in Another RC File with a Different Codepage

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SUMMARY

Including a .rc file within another .rc file may cause problems when the codepages in the two .rc files do not match. For example, if you include a Chinese resource file, Chsres.rc, in an English resource file, the combined resource file may not compile correctly (unless the resource file is on a Chinese platform). In the .rc file, if you do not provide a language and a #pragma statement, the system default is always used.

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To avoid the problem, you must set the language and #pragma statement correctly before you include another .rc file. For example, in the English .rc file, add the following lines before you include the Chinese resource file: 
LANGUAGE 04, 02
#pragma code_page(936)
#include "chsres.rc"
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