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by Rycul

Standalone executables

Heya, I've written a program in C++, which is fairly general I guess. And now I want that program...

[3 replies] Last: Thanks a lot both you guys. I changed "Use of MFC" (under Project Prop... (by Rycul)

by Zemalf

Sockets for a site?

Well, I used to script in mIRC and I was able to make a socket script that would basiclly connect th...

[4 replies] Last: what of the above steps is unclear?... (by Incubbus)

by rudi

combobox with editbox?

hello! im new to these forums and since im coding the win32 api i stumble upon different problems, i...

[4 replies] Last: i found the solution. I used CBS_DROPDOWNLIST instead of CBS_DROPDOWN.... (by rudi)

by Jas1936

Fstream reversing

I am working on a homework assignment and I need to find the longest word from a list of almost 50,0...

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by Wylbur

Much Too Permissive

Hi all; I am accessing the DACL for a user, with a given file. I am able to grant and deny any...

[1 reply] : Hi all; I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. When you... (by Wylbur)

by ulao

need some, basic winaip guidelines

Hello, c++ programmer here that has never really had the need for the win api. I have used it here a...

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by tanya9x

Use one socket to send and receive message (using UDP)

Hi everyone, I'm using socket API to make a simple chat program using UDP socket (SO_BROADCAST) ...

[3 replies] Last: i already did tell you how to do it... where is your response-code?--... (by Incubbus)

by exiledAussie

static control not being created

Hello, In the WM_CREATE case of my main window wndproc I am trying to create a static control. I...

[2 replies] Last: Thanks so much - that had been annoying me for hours! (by exiledAussie)

by ChickenLeg80

Win32 Syntax Question

Hello everyone, In the following Win32 function, what is WINAPI? int WINAPI WinMain(HINST...

[2 replies] Last: Thank you! Now that I know what to call it, I can look it up. (by ChickenLeg80)

by Rycul

Code not starting ("Application Started") + VS poking around in weird folder

Heya people, I've posted this in the General forum before, but after exactly 1 reply I was told t...

[2 replies] Last: Have you checked to make sure s, s->pixels, and s->pitch are valid at ... (by firedraco)

by Wylbur

Getting Purmisshun

Hi all; I am trying to get a data structure with lists of users and the corresponding access p...

[3 replies] Last: Hi Gullian; My latest thread-post shows how, but it doesn't quite... (by Wylbur)

by leonel

How to create a BASIC dll to use in a C++ code?

Hi guys, Forgive me if there is a topic similar to this already. I couldn't find one that helped ...

[14 replies] Last: A guy in a FreeBasic forum helped me to solve the problem of creating ... (by leonel)

by jcylam

is it possible to detect the cursor icon change? if so, what function?

for example, when in normal circumstances the cursor is the default arror. when the cursor goes to a...

[2 replies] Last: Thanks so much, i was expecting no response haha thank you. (by jcylam)

by TNDave

Progress bar for web browser

Hi all, New to the c++ programming language and need a little help. I am working on a web browser...

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by Null

Determining if mouse pointer is in rect

Hi all, In my program I have an array of rectangles positioned in window client area. Now I need to...

[5 replies] Last: Thanks. (by Null)

by dumbterminal

Load & Display Animated GIF

Hi there, Anyone knows how to load and display an animated gif on a GLUT window ?? How to do it ?? ...

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by newNode

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nvm

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by Rajesh1978

Code is not compiling for memset

Hi, I have a very big c file. In that one function calls a memset ( in my previous post I have pos...

[3 replies] Last: Your release mode settings may have certain optimizations enabled, as ... (by closed account 1yR4jE8b)

by waterborne

Connecting to COM object with C++

Hi all, Is there a way to connect to a specific COM Object using C++? I'm having a hard time find...

[12 replies] Last: Ok, I'll look into those books. Thank you very much for all the hel... (by freddie1)

by Robertlzw

Books for concurrent programming on Windows

Hi guys, I came across this book "Concurrent Programming on Windows (2008)". How do you think of it...

[1 reply] : Win32 Multithreaded Programming I'm really enjoying this book and b... (by mackabee)

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