' include'

The #include directive causes the resource compiler to process the file specified in the filename parameter. This file should be a header file that defines the constants used in the resource-definition file. The file can use single-byte, double-byte, or Unicode characters.

#include filename

filename

Name of the file to be included. If the file is in the current directory, the string must be enclosed in double quotation marks; if the file is in the directory specified by the INCLUDE environment variable, the string must be enclosed in less-than and greater-than characters (<>). You must give a full path enclosed in double quotation marks (") if the file is not in the current directory or in the directory specified by the INCLUDE environment variable.

Remarks

Use the following statement in your header file to surround statements that can be compiled by a C compiler but not RC:

#ifndef RC_INVOKED

This way, you can use the same include files in your .c and .rc files.

Example

This example processes the header files Windows.h and MyDefs.h while compiling the resource-definition file:

#include <windows.h>
#include "headers\mydefs.h"

Related topics

Preprocessor Directives