What you need

In this section:

• Using dialog resources
• What you need
• Getting started
• How %di works
• The %di format in detail
• How to use %di with menus
• Resource components for format codes
• Notes

In order to use the %di (Use dialog resources) format code you will need the following tools and components:

1. A resource editor such as that provided by Microsoft Visual Studio.
2. The Microsoft version of the header file called windows.h.
3. A copy of the Silverfrost resource compiler SRC (included with FTN95).
4. A copy of the Silverfrost C header file commctrl.h.

It is recommended that you begin with the given set of samples that illustrate the use of %di. This concise guide is provided as a supplement to these samples.