How do you set/change resource related variables

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I have 200+ CEdit boxes, each one requiring a variable. If I remember
correctly, in VS6.0 I was able to modify an editable file so that the CEdit
ID (IDC_<name)

I would like to delete all value variables and assign all variables to and
CEdit derived class (class myclass : public CEdit) using the original value
names (ID_<name> rather than my ID_<name>_CTL). When I just change the data
type in the .h files it recognizes the data type as being of type value and
not of type control. In using the IDE for resources I can't find a way to
reassign the type as being control.

I don't know much and I don't know this. Any guidance?