C / C++ / MFC

8-Jun-04 7:13

Oh no, a script kiddy!

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jmkhael8-Jun-04 7:20

Trying to learn programming, please help!!!!

8-Jun-04 7:20

alert("not working here, try on some VB forum");

Papa

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kyleiscool20048-Jun-04 6:58

kyleiscool2004

8-Jun-04 6:58

I am trying to learn C and c++.I am okay at both.I am 13 and want to be a programmer for games but I do not know how to get started plus I am not that great of a programmer
(There are some things about programming you can't get from a book).I would like to know where to go to get started and where to get tutorials for programming.So if anybody knows any good sites I'd be hap[py to know.

K.G.

David Crow8-Jun-04 7:18

8-Jun-04 7:18

kyleiscool2004 wrote:
I am trying to learn C and c++.I am okay at both.

That's a broad request. What do you want to know about specifically?

kyleiscool2004 wrote:
I would like to know where to go to get started...

Didn't you earlier state that you were okay at both? It sounds like you've already started. Do you know how to declare variables and assign values to them? Do you know how to get input from the user? Do you know how to output (formatted) data to the screen? Do you know how to open/close files? Do you know how to create a function and have it return a value? Do you know how to create a for/while loop?

"When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half." - Gracie Allen

kyleiscool200411-Jun-04 6:26

kyleiscool2004

11-Jun-04 6:26

DavidCrow wrote:
Didn't you earlier state that you were okay at both? It sounds like you've already started. Do you know how to declare variables and assign values to them? Do you know how to get input from the user? Do you know how to output (formatted) data to the screen? Do you know how to open/close files? Do you know how to create a function and have it return a value? Do you know how to create a for/while loop?

When I said: I would like to know where to go to get started...

I meant learning techniques in game programming?
I am okay at programming,Yes,But i want to know some advanced techniques.Such as how to change the way an image looks and how to make the charachters look as if they are alive.thanks.

kyle

David Crow11-Jun-04 8:03

11-Jun-04 8:03

kyleiscool2004 wrote:
I would like to know where to go to get started...

I meant learning techniques in game programming?

Understood. I should have read a bit closer. As I've never programmed games, I'm not much help. Maybe a walk-through of DirectX would prove useful.

"When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half." - Gracie Allen

jmkhael8-Jun-04 7:22

8-Jun-04 7:22

A good site would be

www.gamedev.net[^]

Check the Resources (for beginners)

Papa

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Ni@m8-Jun-04 10:46

Ni@m

8-Jun-04 10:46

http://nehe.gamedev.net/ - openGL

kyleiscool200411-Jun-04 6:28

kyleiscool2004

11-Jun-04 6:28

Thankd for showing me this website.It helped alot.

jmkhael11-Jun-04 6:43

11-Jun-04 6:43

Glad to help

Papa

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Taha Elsayed8-Jun-04 14:38

Taha Elsayed

8-Jun-04 14:38

hi there,
you must first learn how to be a programer
1]get some stuuf in computer scince
a)http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
( to learn how computer hardware works)
b)get some free books in programming from
(http://www.maththinking.com/boat/computerbooks.html)
to learn about how to write a good algorith.
2]learn visual c++
3]get microsoft directx sdk,opengl sdk & some modern game design book.
after doing that you will be a great games programmer

John R. Shaw8-Jun-04 17:18

John R. Shaw

8-Jun-04 17:18

kyleiscool2004 wrote:
There are some things about programming you can't get from a book

You are right! You have to learn to think like a programer, and that comes with understanding plus experience. There are some totorials at codeproject that may help, such as pointers.

One of the best ways I know of (when starting) is to take a look at the C library functions (strlen,strcpy,strtok,etc...) and try to write your own versions.

Example:

int MyStrLen(const char* pStr)
{
    int i;
    if( !pStr )
        return 0;
    for( i=0; pStr[i]; ++i ) {}
    return i;
}

// OR

int MyStrLen(const char* pStr)
{
    int i = 0;
    if( pStr )
        for( i=0; pStr[i]; ++i ) {}
    return i;
}

// OR

int MyStrLen(const char* pStr)
{
    char* pStart = pStr;
    if( pStr )
        for( ; pStr; ++pStr ) {}
    return (pStr - pStart) / sizeof(char);
}

If you know why each of the above works, then you are well on your way!

As for game programming there are lots of sights where you can look, but none of them will do you any good unless you understand the language. Also, game programming is very math intensive; so you will need to be very good at mathmatics.

Well, have fun and learn all you can!

INTP

Newbie CFile problem

robdillon18-Jun-04 6:09

robdillon1

8-Jun-04 6:09

Any thoughts on the problem below will be a great help:

I am trying to use CFile in an MFC app. My thinking is that it should be available with no further includes as stdafx is included which includes windows.h? However vc++ tell me CFile is an undeclared identifier. CFile is declared in afx.h however I can't include afx.h by itself as the compiler complains that windows.h is being redeclared.

What am I missing...

Just another typist

Re: Newbie CFile problem

David Crow8-Jun-04 6:36

8-Jun-04 6:36

By default, windows.h is not directly included in stdafx.h. You should have at least included afxwin.h. Others you might have are afxext.h and afxdtctl.h.

"When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half." - Gracie Allen

Re: Newbie CFile problem

robdillon18-Jun-04 23:40

robdillon1

8-Jun-04 23:40

Many thanks!
This has pointed me on the right track. I have found similar posts and the answer seems to be afxwin.h.

Unfortunately I still can't compile:

_DllMain@12 already defined in HookFunc.obj

I have found a Microdoft specific knwledge base article describing this problem but that relates to specific modules that there is a problem with. I don't think that's what I'm seeing, more likely I'm just doing something dumb.

Just another typist

Re: Newbie CFile problem

David Crow9-Jun-04 2:19

How to compile HTMLs to CHM in C++

9-Jun-04 2:19

It appears that you have more than one instance of DllMain() in the project's .c or .cpp files.

"When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half." - Gracie Allen

Tcpip20058-Jun-04 6:00

Tcpip2005

8-Jun-04 6:00

In a part of my project, I must compile many HTML files into a single file ,I decided to choose CHM file. But how can I do this using C++? I know HTML Help workshop,but it's only a tool. I didn't get much on MSDN.I am using Visual C++ 6.0. many thanks.

Alick

Re: How to compile HTMLs to CHM in C++

jmkhael8-Jun-04 6:32

Re: How to compile HTMLs to CHM in C++

8-Jun-04 6:32

Why dont you use HTML Help workshop but using its comand lines, this way you'll compile by code, but by issuing the right command using CreateProcess or the likes.
Check in the help for the different command lines and the one you could need

Papa

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peterchen8-Jun-04 9:11

peterchen

8-Jun-04 9:11

You can create the hhp project file (and, if you need, the contents/index files) dynamically, and then execute hhc.exe (which is the compiler, with the hhp file as argument).

Creating the .chm directly is probably a major and very painful project, just to figure out the format will take some time (there's an incomplete documentation at wotsit[^]).

(OTOH, it would make a cool CP article Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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OPEN / CLOSE cash register.

Jonavis8-Jun-04 5:24

Jonavis

8-Jun-04 5:24

Hi guys. I need help, I dont even know if Im putting this in the right FORUM... but here it goes.

Ive been asked to create a Point of Sale application that can control a recipt printer and a cash register. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START. as of now I know that the printer and cash register is connected through LPT1...THATS IT!!..

please help..

Im pretty good at handling web applications and flash...so if there is anyway that I could create componets that I might be able to manage through a web application and SQL/Access database...It´d be great.

Thank you very much...

X-ZD Designs

Re: OPEN / CLOSE cash register.

David Crow8-Jun-04 6:39