Cannot open include file 'afxres.h' in VC2010 Express
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I'm trying to compile an old project using VS express 2010 but I get this error:
> fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'afxres.h'. from this code
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 2 resource.
//
#include "afxres.h"
I have installed Windows SDK already, but without any success.
thanks!
C++ Solutions
Solution 1 - C++
This header is a part of the MFC Library. VS Express edition doesn't contain MFC. If your project doesn't use MFC you can safely replace afxres.h
with windows.h
in your terrain2.rc
.
Solution 2 - C++
Had the same problem . Fixed it by installing Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++.
- Start
- Change or remove program (type)
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Modify
- Select 'Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++'
- Update
Solution 3 - C++
Even I too faced similar issue,
fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'afxres.h'. from this code
Replacing afxres.h with Winresrc.h and declaring IDC_STATIC as -1 worked for me. (Using visual studio Premium 2012)
//#include "afxres.h"
#include "WinResrc.h"
#define IDC_STATIC -1
Solution 4 - C++
Alternatively you can create your own afxres.h:
#ifndef _AFXRES_H
#define _AFXRES_H
#if __GNUC__ >= 3
#pragma GCC system_header
#endif
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
#ifndef _WINDOWS_H
#include <windows.h>
#endif
/* IDC_STATIC is documented in winuser.h, but not defined. */
#ifndef IDC_STATIC
#define IDC_STATIC (-1)
#endif
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif
Solution 5 - C++
You can also try replace afxres.h with WinResrc.h
Solution 6 - C++
managed to fix this by copying the below folder from another Visual Studio setup (non-express)
from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\atlmfc
to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\atlmfc
Solution 7 - C++
a similar issue is for Visual studio 2015 RC. Sometimes it loses the ability to open RC: you double click but editor do not one menus and dialogs.
Right click on the file *.rc, it will open:
And change as following:
Solution 8 - C++
Had similar issue but the message was shown when I tried to open a project solution. What worked for me was:
TOOLS -> Import and Export Settings...-> Reset all settings