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Marius Pirvu
Marius Pirvu

Reputation: 55

MinGW windres.exe resource compiler syntax error

I'm trying to compile a resource file (.rc) for a Win32 application but I'm getting this error

use "" to put " in a string

Among other things, I'm trying to define a MENUITEM with a string that looks like this "&Save\t\"Alt+S\"". I have tried escaping the " character with "\"" but it still doesn't work.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1181

Answers (1)

Matteo Italia
Matteo Italia

Reputation: 126907

Why are you escaping it with \" when the resource compiler clearly says you that you must escape it with ""? Just do:

"&Save\t""Alt+S"""

Upvotes: 1

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