Cannot open include file 'afxres.h' in VC2010 Express

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

Had the same problem . Fixed it by installing Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++.

  1. Start
  2. Change or remove program (type)
  3. Microsoft Visual Studio
  4. Modify
  5. Select 'Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++'
  6. Update

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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

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.

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