RW2002 Error "Cannot Reuse String Constants" in RC.EXE (21569)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.0
Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.5
Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.51
Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 4.0

This article was previously published under Q21569

SUMMARY

The error "Cannot Reuse String Constants" will be returned by the Resource Compiler if you have used the same ID value to define two different string constants.

For example, the following error is returned when compiling the resource file:

Cannot Reuse String Constants

The file MY.RC may contain the following lines:

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The following sample code can be used to demonstrate the problem.

Sample Code

   StringTable
   begin
      1, "one"
      2, "two"
      3, "three"
      1, "four"
   end

Note that "one" and "four" have the same value. This error may be less noticeable if you are using both decimal and hexadecimal notation in your RC file. In the following example, 0x010 and 16 have the same value and generate the error:

0x010, "hex 10"
10, "ten"
11, "eleven"
15, "fifteen"
16, "sixteen"

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/5/1999
Keywords:	KB21569