Load a CString from DLL within that DLL

// Load a resource from a given instance

#pragma once

#ifndef RESOURCE_TO_CSTRING
#define RESOURCE_TO_CSTRING

// Comments Doxygen compatible

/** Load a resource from a given instance
* It seems that if you are in a DLL, the standard MFC checks the instance of the App, then each DLL in the order loaded. This is no good if someone else is using the same ID!
* @param hInst the instance to load from
* @param ids the id to load.
* @ingroup global
*/
inline CString LoadStringFromDLL(HINSTANCE hInst, int ids) 
{
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	if (!hInst) {
		ASSERT(0);
		return "Error loading resource.";
	}
	CString str;
	TCHAR szTemp[256];		// Raise limit of 255 char if needed.
	int nLen;
	LPCTSTR lpszName = MAKEINTRESOURCE((ids>>4)+1);
	if (::FindResource(hInst, lpszName, RT_STRING) != NULL &&
		(nLen = ::LoadString(hInst, ids, szTemp, 255) != 0)) {
		str = szTemp;
	}
	return str;
}
#endif