Adding custom resources to the Visual Studio 2003 “Add Resource” dialog box

I sometimes create resources, such as dialog boxes and images, that I want to reuse in other projects.

You can make these resources available as templates in Visual Studio .NET 2003’s Add Resource dialog box:

1. Open the following resource template file in Visual Studio .NET 2003:

   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\VCResourceTemplates\1033\mfc.rct

2. Open the resource file containing the resource you want to reuse.

3. Right-click the resource and select Copy, then paste it into mfc.rct. Alternatively, hold Ctrl while dragging the selected resource into mfc.rct to copy it.

4. Save mfc.rct.

Note: The path to mfc.rct may differ depending on your Visual Studio .NET 2003 installation.