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• MattiasJ Controlling settings for all the vc8 projects from a common place.

  Hi, Issue: Controlling settings for all the vc8 projects from a common place.    I have heard about property sheet for vc. Can anyone explore about property sheet for VC In VS2005 MS has provided MSBuild but it is not supporting VC projects. Thanks in advance. Regards, Madhur Here are some links on how to use property sheets in VC2005: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3z7t21ew http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us ...Show All

• C.T Need syntax examples and info for the super set of C++ (managed C++/CLI)

  HI!   First please take it easy on me!! I'm trying to teach myself a little about the super sets of C++.. I have read many books over years on OOP's but I never really took the plunge into the pool to get my feet wet,,, I kind of stuck with VB over the years,,, And now that I got a hold of Visual Studio 2005 Pro I'm ready to dive in head first.. The problem is I can't seem to ...Show All

• elf_sander Using a static library when I only have the .lib and .h files

  It seems that static libraries must always be compiled with the current project and the source code for them must be available. In that case, what's the difference between creating a library and just referencing the project In 2005, I was unable to 'link' (by which I mean refernce) to a static library for which I only had the .lib and .h files. Is there some way to do this btw, the library I wish to use depends on other libraries. ...Show All

• Morwyn use of __value as a variable name in unmanaged c++ code

  Hi, I think I get a compiler error when defining a variable named __value, even in unmanaged code. For example: I create a new win32 console application project, and add a single file containing something like: void main () {     int __value; } I get the errors: error C4980: '__value' : use of this keyword requires /clr:oldSyntax command line option error C2059: syntax error : '__value' My guess is that this is related to th ...Show All

• Eric Bouguen Easy UserControl creation under VC++?

  Hello all, I'm currently using VS 2005 Express at home and VS .NET 2003 enterprise architect at work, and in both I have been able to create user controls in C# (where I just do Project | Add User Control, then they are in the toolbox and I can use them easily), but nothing in C++. I've heard about component classes, but's it's just too complicated, I don't want to register a dll, etc. just for example to create a container with a text box ...Show All

• JJSarte Problem Converting char** to cli::array<System::String^>^ and vice-versa

  I am trying to convert an (unmanaged) array of char* to an array of (managed) Strings, and vice-versa. Is there a nice way of doing this I get confused when trying to create an array of pointers, and cant quite figure out a nice way of doing this. Any help here would be appreciated. I have been using Marshal.AllocHGlobal and then Marshal.Copy to convert single Strings to char*, but I dont know how to convert an array of String^ to a char** ...Show All

• Mircea Cimpoi Runtime Error! Program IExplore.exe - Answer to your Problems

  Is this the message you get Runtime Error! Program IExplore.exe The application has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Screen Shot: http://www.geocities.com/playpolly/runtime.gif If so, well Read Below. Short Form (for Experts only): Delete the file Vgraph.dll from \WINDOWS\ OR any other place resident Long Form: (Estimated Burden: 1-5 Minutes) STEP 1: DELETE ALL YOUR INTERNET EXPLORER (I ...Show All

• girish_mu automating excel

  I'm trying to create a windows form application where I can push a button and it will open a blank Excel document. Eventually I would like to be able to grab data from an already existing Excel and add data. But for now, if I could just figure out how to open Excel by pushing a button I create in a windows form, that would help me immensely! I've already gotten a form with a button on it, I just need to know how to cause it to open excel. Anyon ...Show All

• tinytee split delegate in to array and using each element...

  delegate void myDelegate( int i); ref class funcs{ public : static void func1( int i){Console::WriteLine( "func1 printing value: {0}" ,i);} static void func2( int i){Console::WriteLine( "func2 printing value: {0}" ,i);} static void func3( int i){Console::WriteLine( "func3 printing value: {0}" ,i);} }; myDelegate^ myDel = gcnew myDelegate(funcs::func1); myDel += gcnew myD ...Show All

• Sutha Thiru Where is C99 round function?

  First, I post this question to Visual C++ Language but it seems it's OT there, so I repost it here as it relates to VC++ 8.0 libraries Hi, It may seem to be extremely trivial quesion, but I completely have no idea why I can not find round function in math.h I use VC++ 8.0 so I suppose it brings very up to date C/C++ librareries. round function was added in C99: http://www.dinkumware.com/manuals/reader.aspx b=c/&h=math.html#roun ...Show All

• Luis Bonilla cl.exe executes differently on local resp. build machine

  Hi, On my local machine: The properties "command line" of my Dummy.cpp is /O2 /GL /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDLL" /D "_UNICODE" /D "UNICODE" /FD /EHa /MD /Fo"Release\\" /Fd"Release\vc80.pdb" /W3 /nologo /c /Zi /clr /TP /errorReport:prompt In the build log this translates to: /O2 /GL /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WIND ...Show All

• Zaratoestra MFC extension DLL project with /clr option causes link error on _DllMain

  I get link errors mfcs80ud.lib(dllmodul.obj) : error LNK2005: __pRawDllMain already defined in DllMain.obj mfcs80ud.lib(dllmodul.obj) : error LNK2005: _DllMain@12 already defined in DllMain.obj The project options are MFC extension DLL /clr option (except the source file with my DllMain implementation) UNICODE character set   I ran into the same problem. Do you know of nay workaround, since I am ...Show All

• DAN TRUNG Visual Studio 2005 MFC Applications on Windows 98

  Hi, I am tring to build a unicode app to work on win 98/nt/xp. Built a sample MFC application in Visual Studio 2005 Team suite Beta 2. A unicode dialog app with a button. When run on windows 98 it shows this message.  Installed VCredist_x86 and .NET framework 2.0 latest versions downloaded from web. Also coped mfc80u.dll to the exe folder. Microsoft Visual C++ RuntimeLibrary Runtime Error! This application has requested the runtime to te ...Show All

• MotoMoto Lib Size difference

  Hi, I have created a "Static Lib" using Visual Studio .NET 2003, as "Use of in a shared DLL" . Each and every time when i try to build this lib. i got different sizes. Plz find the following configuration settings that i have used during Lib creation: Configuration : DEBUG Runtime Library : Multi Threaded Debug DLL Precompiled Header: Use Precompiled Header Building the Lib in Machine A: 4,986,628 bytes Building the Lib in Ma ...Show All

• bpjones101 WTL MDI: WM_QUIT problem

  I have WTL 7.1 application, generated with ATL/WTL wizard. When I'm closing application, CMessageLoop in global Run function generated by Wizard doesn't quit! Breakpoint after theLoop.Run(); never breaks. I see that ::GetMessage in  CMessageLoop::Run never returns NULL ( WM_QUIT, exit message loop), so all application shutdown code and CMainFrame::OnFileExit are never called. Is it WTL bug How can I fix this In generated SDI applic ...Show All