Defining Controls

This section provides the mandatory properties and syntax for each control and provides sample resource files that illustrate examples of control definitions. ResCompiler can be used to create and define the following resources:

Visual PRO/5 Controls
Button	Image (element)	List Edit
Check Box	INPUTE	Radio Button
Custom Edit	INPUTN	Scroll Bar
Edit	Line (element)	Static Text
Grid	List Box	Tab
Group Box	List Button	Tool Button

Lines and images are considered elements. Although their display properties can be defined, they cannot interact with other controls, forms, child windows, or other resources.

The Resource Properties Index identifies and describes the optional properties for all controls contained this section.

Mandatory Control Properties

The following properties are mandatory for all controls except the line element:

Property	Description
control_type	Specifies the control type, for example, EDIT, BUTTON, CHECKBOX.
control-id	Control ID number. It must be an integer between 1 and 32767 and be unique within a given top-level window.
"title"	Title of the control, contained in quotation marks.
x	Horizontal position of the upper-left corner of the control in current units.
y	Vertical position of the upper-left corner of the control in current units.
width	Width of the control in current units.
height	Height of the control in current units.