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• Tushar Nene problems with vc++ express compiling with wsock32.lib

  Hello, I'm trying to learn how to work with winsock, but I'm stuck on day 1. When trying to use the WSADATA struct or the WSAStartup function I get some linker errors: -begin code segment- WSADATA wsaData; if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,0),&wsaData) != 0) { MessageBox(NULL,(LPCWSTR) "wsa thingy failed" ,(LPCWSTR) "boo hoo" , 0); } -end code segment- ------ Build started: Project: win32p ...Show All

• Dan Rasmussen _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE has no effect

  MSDN clearly states that if you define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE it "will disable deprecation warnings". I tried adding _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE to the Preprocessor Definitions and #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE to the code. In both cases I still get a C4996 warning from every single strcpy call. The only way to disable the warning, as far as I can tell, is to use #pragma warning (disable:4996) or add the warning to the C/C++ settings (Ad ...Show All

• Al Christoph MSBuild in x64 environment with vcproj

  Hello, With a quick search in the MSDN, I did not find the issue I am having. If this is already discussed, I apologize. I just got the latest VS2005, and tried to build 64 bit. It fails to build with MSbuild from command line. I have played just short time, and started with very basic. Still I am not successful. I am using VS2005 version is 8.0.50727.42 Here is the very basic scenario. I have created a new blank project "hello", my default ...Show All

• Ed James Getting Error - Regarding stdafx.h

  I'm trying to fool around with the new Visual studio version (2005 Beta 2) and for some reason it keeps telling me: \Practice.cpp(1) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdafx.h': No such file or directory A long time ago someone told me to go into the properties of the project and change the default to CLR support. I did this time but it doesn't seem to build.  Can someone tell me what to do   Here is my code: #includ ...Show All

• Tobias Rein true visible window

  hi! i'm using a multiform aplication. if i have a lot of child windows open, how can i make a window really visible. i'm asking this because if i have i large window in front a small window, the small window is not really visible. thanks Try SetWindowPos(hwnd, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE). All you need is handle to the child window you want to appear on top of parent. Eg: ref class MyForm : public System::Windows::Fo ...Show All

• ChrisJohnsonVan Is there any thing equivalent to NotOverridable in C++?

  Hi guys, My problem is this. class Base {    public:        void  OneFunction()       {           cout<<"Base";         } }; class Derived:public Base {    public:              //overriden, I ...Show All

• Lord Zoltan MFC Dialogs and NT Service

  Hello experts. I'm trying to make a class which will make it easyer to work with services. but i have a little problem. the DoModal() method of CDialog class i synchronous and after calling the method i can't start the service. anyone has an idea how to fix this prob here's the source // ProWatch.cpp : Defines the class behaviors for the application. // #include "stdafx.h" #include "ProWatch.h" ...Show All

• Lea41263 Help -- error C2065

  hi~ I have installed visual studio 6.0, DirectX 8.1 sdk, msxml 4.0, psdk windows server 2003 sp1 in my system.(os : window xp professional) When I compile my application.I am getting a lot of errors. " error C2065: 'strcpy_instead_use_StringCbCopyA_or_StringCchCopyA' : undeclared identifier " Tools->Options->Show directories 1. platform sdk include 2. dxsdk8.1 include 3. msxml4.0 include 4. visual studio include Thank you for the help ...Show All

• Leela 'cli::array<Type> ^' to 'void *'

  Hello Everyone, thats how it looks cli:: array < unsigned char > ^passwordHash how can I convert to void *, I'm passing to a function which looks like this... int sha_hash( const void * init_data_ptr, int data_length, void * buffer_ptr, int buffer_length, void * prefix_ptr, int prefix_length ) Its gonna get sent as (void * buffer_ptr) Any help really appreciated... Thanks, Ha ...Show All

• DanTanzer Tips on Posting Good Questions

  Shawn Farkas of the CLR team recently posted a great message on the .NET Development forum about asking good questions. A lot of what he says is also applicable to Visual C++ so I'm posting a link here: http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=81136 I'll just reiterate one of his comments: whenever you post a question please provide as much detail as you can. - Paste in the full text of any error message you see. - If you suspect ...Show All

• Wolfgang Rockelein How to do what I already have done in Visual C++ 6.0

  I have gone through a book called 'Teach yourself Visual C++ 6.0 in 21 days'. Now I have Visual Studio 2005 C++ the Express edition and I see that much has changed. I really can't do what i did in version 6.0 because to much has changed. For example in 6.0 you had a wizard ctrl W and you attached and set a variable to a control and then called UpdateData() to use the control. But how do I do that now Or let me ask how can I in the best way learn ...Show All

• Trevor L. What does Team System offer for VC++ / C++ developers?

  Hi,    My work involves developing with C++ and VC ++. I was wondering what benefits does Team System offer a C++/VC++ developer      I have seen presentations and read articles online, but all of them deal with SDLC of web application using VB and C#. I also read about the enhancements in the features of IDE for developing with VC++.    But other than the IDE developers tools Is i ...Show All

• Mikey Stevey Creating Executable Programs

  I am new to visual studio, I a have just completed a project, and I want to make an some sort of .exe file so I can run the program without opening visual studio, and so I can run it on other computers.  How do I do this You need to create a Windows Application: 1. Choose File -> New -> Project 2. Under templates choose Windows Application 3. Enter the project details (name, location) and c ...Show All

• mario gutierrez Setting an executable icon programmatically

  Hi, I know how to set-up an icon for my application executable through the resource file, but is there any way I can change the icon for an executable programmatically I wish to change the icon for my executable depending on whether my game has a saved game file existing or not. Is this possible to change the icon for my executable during run-time so that when the application exits, a different icon for my executable shows up in ...Show All

• Al_at_Uni VC++ Express B2 not working with Platform SDK

  Microsoft claims that you can write native Win32 applications with the Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition Beta 2.  Microsoft claims that this can be done simply by downloading and installing the Platform SDK. Is this in fact true   Are they really giving away a full-featured IDE and SDK that would allow you to build Win32 applications   Let's find out... These are the EXACT steps I've gone through 3 times now to get this to work ...Show All