DEBUG FAILURE when using XRC

saint · Post by **saint** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:10 am

Hi everyone.

Windows XP SP1, Visual C++ 6, 7.1, wxWidgets-2.6.2

I have a problem when I try to debug wxWidgets app that using xrc resource file to create the main frame. It throws this message:

11:04:03: Cannot load resources from file 'res.xrc'.
11:04:03: Cannot load resources from file 'res.xrc'.
11:04:03: XRC resource 'MainDialog' (class 'wxDialog') not found!

But when I simply start an exe file - everything is ok. How can I debug my app?

Thanks in advance.

micros · Post by **micros** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:38 am

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that if you debug the app, the working directory is the project directory, but the .exe is in ProjectDir/Debug (where you probably put the .xrc). I don't put resource&other files in Debug dir, because I sometimes delete it without looking there. Instead I put these files in ProjectDir/data and point debug working directory there: Project Properties->Debugging->Working Directory. The drawback is I have to copy these files if I want to run the .exe standalone.

saint · Post by **saint** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:51 am

micros, you are right, when I set working directory to ProjDir/Debug the problem is gone

Thanks