Wrc did not check any IDs which are only 16 bit. Common dialogs had some

dlls/commdlg/cdlg_En.rc

@@ -357,7 +357,12 @@ aa aa a2 00 43 02'}
 
 
 
+#if 0
 
+/*
+ * DO NOT ENABLE!
+ * These IDs are out of range.
+ */
 
 /* NOTE: Please, do not translate these texts yet! */
 STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE
@@ -392,3 +397,5 @@ Please enter a value between %d and %d"
     PRINTER_STATUS_SERVER_UNKNOWN    "Print server unknown"
     PRINTER_STATUS_POWER_SAVE        "Power safe mode"
 }
+
+#endif

tools/wrc/CHANGES

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Version 1.0.15 (13-Aug-1999)
+
+Bertho Stultiens <bertho@akhphd.au.dk>
+- Bugfix: IDs were not checked which resulted in numbers > 2^16-1 being
+  accepted as IDs. This resulted in duplicate IDs and all other sort of
+  trouble.
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version 1.0.14 (08-Aug-1999)
 
 Bertho Stultiens <bertho@akhphd.au.dk>

tools/wrc/parser.y

@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ resource
  * Get a valid name/id
  */
 nameid	: expr	{
+		if($1 > 65535 || $1 < -32768)
+			yyerror("Resource's ID out of range (%d)", $1);
 		$$ = new_name_id();
 		$$->type = name_ord;
 		$$->name.i_name = $1;
@@ -1305,6 +1307,8 @@ strings	: /* Empty */	{ $$ = NULL; }
 	| strings expr opt_comma tSTRING {
 		int i;
 		assert(tagstt != NULL);
+		if($2 > 65535 || $2 < -32768)
+			yyerror("Stringtable entry's ID out of range (%d)", $2);
 		/* Search for the ID */
 		for(i = 0; i < tagstt->nentries; i++)
 		{

tools/wrc/wrc.h

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include "wrctypes.h"
 #endif
 
-#define WRC_VERSION	"1.0.14"
-#define WRC_RELEASEDATE	"(08-Aug-1999)"
+#define WRC_VERSION	"1.0.15"
+#define WRC_RELEASEDATE	"(13-Aug-1999)"
 #define WRC_FULLVERSION WRC_VERSION " " WRC_RELEASEDATE
 
 /* Only used in heavy debugging sessions */