Resource File problem in Dev-Cpp

[ele5125]

I am useing Dev-Cpp on Windows 98 SE. Useing some sample code to open a window in Win32 API, I try to add a resource file to draw my menu. My operating system is Window 98 SE, and this is a Win32 program:

Three files, first.c, first.h and first.rc are included in my project. first.h contains all my #defines. All function prototypes for user defined functions (my window process handlers) are defined in first.c, my main module. All compiles fine without the resource file, The program opens a window. I then added to my project a resource file.

In the resource file I had a menu, that was it. It worked when I created my window class I brought in my menu with

MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MYMENU);

where IDR_MYMENU is the ID for my menu defined in first.rc and #defined in first.h

However, when I add the code for my dialog box, I get errors:

=======Compiler Log===========
Building Makefile: "C:\My Documents\development\Makefile.win"
Executing make clean
rm -f first.o first_private.res first.exe
gcc.exe -c first.c -o first.o -I"D:/DEVELOPMENT/DEV-CPP/include" -s -mwindows
windres.exe -i FIRST_~1.RC -I rc -o first_private.res -O coff
FIRST_~1.RC:4: first: No such file or directory
windres.exe: first.rc:18: parse error
make.exe: *** [first_private.res] Error 1
Execution terminated

========Compile Log Ends here======

I did some google searching:

http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/1999-08/msg00440.html

It apears the person posting in the URL above has a very simular problem. And this leads me to believe the problem is windres.exe

Does anyone know how I can solve this problem? Or has anyone else experienced this before?

The atachement contains all my project files.

[(V)/\><]

may be a parse error in your project file. check you dotted your "i"'s and crossed your "t"'s

[ele5125]

Im not very familiar with make files, or project files, as I have always used a Integrated Development Enviroment, rather then issueing the commands from DOS. Dev-C++ created the project file (first.dev)

However I have posibly discovered part of my problem being the fact I was useing Dev-C++ version 5 beta. I decided to un-install it, and download Version 4 instead since it has been fully tested and aproved. It came with a resource editor which Version 5 beta did not seem to have.

I have not tryed compileing it with version 4 yet, as I am trying to figure out the resource editor. One thing I did notice that might have been causeing the problem was, in version 4 there is a tutorial, following the tutorial, I got an error when trying to name my source code the same name as the project file. I will continue to play around with it untill I get it working properly.

In the above compiler log, I noticed that FIRST_!.RC is useing the DOS 8.3 File nameing convention, and is in Capital as well, contrary to the rest which is all small letters.