Configure the message compiler (mc.exe) as a custom compiler step in VC++ 2010?

Question

Can anyone list the specific and detailed steps to configure mc.exe (the message compiler) to compile a .mc file into a .rc file as a custom compiler step in VC++ 2010?
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Answer 1

In Visual Studio 2017 - then you can do following:

open up the .vcxproj file for your project, then add following lines inside the ItemDefinitionGroup :

  mc "$(InputDir)\$(InputName).mc" -r "$(InputDir)\res" -h "$(InputDir)"

This should generate 3 files .h, .rc, and .res - look in the designated build folder