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Resource View problem
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Al
2008-03-13 03:40:00 UTC
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I have a project with a lot of forms that I could view when I clicked on the
resource view tab and then clicked on the .rc folder. Now when I click on
that folder I get an error message "Opened in another editor" Can I fix this
some how so that it will display my stuff like it is suppose to? There are no
other editors open but I did have "My Documents" open before looking at some
stuff but I have closed it since. I have even rebooted the machine. Any
fixes here?
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Just Al
David Ching
2008-03-13 04:30:28 UTC
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Post by Al
I have a project with a lot of forms that I could view when I clicked on the
resource view tab and then clicked on the .rc folder. Now when I click on
that folder I get an error message "Opened in another editor" Can I fix this
some how so that it will display my stuff like it is suppose to? There are no
other editors open but I did have "My Documents" open before looking at some
stuff but I have closed it since. I have even rebooted the machine. Any
fixes here?
That "Opened in another editor" message occurs when the .rc or resource.h
file is loaded into a text editor window within the IDE. Close all the
windows in the IDE and try again.

-- David
xrxst32
2008-03-13 06:42:17 UTC
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Post by David Ching
Post by Al
I have a project with a lot of forms that I could view when I clicked on the
resource view tab and then clicked on the .rc folder. Now when I click on
that folder I get an error message "Opened in another editor" Can I fix this
some how so that it will display my stuff like it is suppose to? There are no
other editors open but I did have "My Documents" open before looking at some
stuff  but I have closed it since. I have even rebooted the machine. Any
fixes here?
That "Opened in another editor" message occurs when the .rc or resource.h
file is loaded into a text editor window within the IDE.  Close all the
windows in the IDE and try again.
-- David
Can't see the original post, so I answer to David's post.

I got the same problem after installing SP1 for VS2003.
The first line of the rc file somehow identifies the resource editor.
After I installed the service pack, the language of this line changed
from english to german (or the other way around? - can't remember
anymore) so the resource editor complaint and refused to load the file
anymore (same error message as in the OP). After I created a new
project and copied the first line of the resource file to the resource
file of the existing project everything was ok again.
Hope it helps.
Al
2008-03-14 00:34:01 UTC
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David & xrxst32

I closed all of the windows and that did the trick. Thanks alot, at first I
thought it was a problem with my application and what I could have done if I
wouldn't have asked. I would have been doing alot of work for nothing. Thanks
again.
--
Just Al
Post by David Ching
Post by Al
I have a project with a lot of forms that I could view when I clicked on the
resource view tab and then clicked on the .rc folder. Now when I click on
that folder I get an error message "Opened in another editor" Can I fix this
some how so that it will display my stuff like it is suppose to? There are no
other editors open but I did have "My Documents" open before looking at some
stuff but I have closed it since. I have even rebooted the machine. Any
fixes here?
That "Opened in another editor" message occurs when the .rc or resource.h
file is loaded into a text editor window within the IDE. Close all the
windows in the IDE and try again.
-- David
Storm Knight
2011-08-03 18:18:52 UTC
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This has just ended a couple hours of frustration, thanks.
Post by Al
I have a project with a lot of forms that I could view when I clicked on the
resource view tab and then clicked on the .rc folder. Now when I click on
that folder I get an error message "Opened in another editor" Can I fix this
some how so that it will display my stuff like it is suppose to? There are no
other editors open but I did have "My Documents" open before looking at some
stuff but I have closed it since. I have even rebooted the machine. Any
fixes here?
--
Just Al
Post by David Ching
That "Opened in another editor" message occurs when the .rc or resource.h
file is loaded into a text editor window within the IDE. Close all the
windows in the IDE and try again.
-- David
Post by Al
David & xrxst32
I closed all of the windows and that did the trick. Thanks alot, at first I
thought it was a problem with my application and what I could have done if I
wouldn't have asked. I would have been doing alot of work for nothing. Thanks
again.
--
Just Al
Post by xrxst32
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Can't see the original post, so I answer to David's post.
I got the same problem after installing SP1 for VS2003.
The first line of the rc file somehow identifies the resource editor.
After I installed the service pack, the language of this line changed
from english to german (or the other way around? - can't remember
anymore) so the resource editor complaint and refused to load the file
anymore (same error message as in the OP). After I created a new
project and copied the first line of the resource file to the resource
file of the existing project everything was ok again.
Hope it helps.
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