diff --git a/cwIo.cpp b/cwIo.cpp
index 5ce531b..48c5a96 100644
--- a/cwIo.cpp
+++ b/cwIo.cpp
@@ -2928,6 +2928,16 @@ cw::rc_t cw::io::uiCreateFromText(   handle_t h, const char* text,  unsigned par
   return rc;
 }
 
+cw::rc_t cw::io::uiCreateFromRsrc(   handle_t h, const char* label,  unsigned parentUuId, unsigned chanId)
+{
+  rc_t         rc;
+  ui::handle_t uiH;
+  if((rc = _handleToUiHandle(h,uiH)) == kOkRC )
+    rc  = ui::createFromRsrc(uiH,label,parentUuId, chanId);
+  return rc;
+}
+
+
 cw::rc_t cw::io::uiCreateDiv(        handle_t h, unsigned& uuIdRef, unsigned parentUuId, const char* eleName, unsigned appId, unsigned chanId, const char* clas, const char* title )
 {
   rc_t         rc;
diff --git a/cwIo.h b/cwIo.h
index 6175f78..401761d 100644
--- a/cwIo.h
+++ b/cwIo.h
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ namespace cw
     rc_t uiCreateFromObject( handle_t h, const object_t* o, unsigned parentUuId=kInvalidId, unsigned chanId=kInvalidId, const char* eleName=nullptr);
     rc_t uiCreateFromFile(   handle_t h, const char* fn,    unsigned parentUuId=kInvalidId, unsigned chanId=kInvalidId );
     rc_t uiCreateFromText(   handle_t h, const char* text,  unsigned parentUuId=kInvalidId, unsigned chanId=kInvalidId );
+    rc_t uiCreateFromRsrc(   handle_t h, const char* label, unsigned parentUuId=kInvalidId, unsigned chanId=kInvalidId );
     
     rc_t uiCreateDiv(        handle_t h, unsigned& uuIdRef, unsigned parentUuId, const char* eleName, unsigned appId, unsigned chanId, const char* clas, const char* title );
     rc_t uiCreateLabel(      handle_t h, unsigned& uuIdRef, unsigned parentUuId, const char* eleName, unsigned appId, unsigned chanId, const char* clas, const char* title );