Why there are two .rc files in any MFC application ?

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the .rc file and.rc2 file representing same data.

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I don't understand the use of.rc2 file

Posted 28-Dec-18 9:10am

KUSHAL star5

Updated 28-Dec-18 10:54am

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Bill Hitchens · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-28T10:54:00

Solution 1

The .rc file is automatically built from the Visual Studio graphical resource edior. Therefore if you want any manually editted resources they need to be placed in the .rc2 file.

Posted 28-Dec-18 10:54am

Bill Hitchens