passing object to create linked list - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

Colin Angus Mackay7-Oct-04 14:13

7-Oct-04 14:13

Sweetlady wrote:
i don't know where to begin

I presume you know what Mortgage Amortization means. And I presume you can do the calculations with a pen and paper (with help from a calculator).

So, do a calculation on paper, taking note of all the steps you need to take in order to do it. Take note of all the information you need to do the calculation also.

Now, you know what information you need and what to do with it. You can start working out what commands you need to give C++ in order to get the information, process the information and finally produce the result.

If you have a specific problem you can ask back - but general queries like the one above (especially ones that look like homework questions) require too much work to answer fully. You really need to demonstrate that you have made an attempt to do the work yourself first, and have then got stuck on some particular part of it.

Do you want to know more?

Vogon Building and Loan advise that your planet is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on any mortgage secured upon it. Please remember that the force of gravity can go up as well as down.

Re: Mortgage Amortization

2249177-Oct-04 21:19

224917

7-Oct-04 21:19

print "hello world". Wink | ;)

There is no spoon.

mail

Double Sorting

Kurt _B7-Oct-04 12:57

Kurt _B

7-Oct-04 12:57

Need help on sorting a CArray of structs by 2 values. An example of a similar struct is below, say I wanted to sort by name & then age. I have a quick sort function that can sort one a single value, by I am clueless as in how to do two. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kurt

struct Person
{
CString name;
int age;
};

Re: Double Sorting

Ryan Binns7-Oct-04 18:10

Ryan Binns

7-Oct-04 18:10

It's actually quite easy. I assume you're using a comparison method like the one used by qsort(). The function returns +ve if the first argument belongs before the second, -ve if the second belongs before the first, and 0 if the two are considered equal:

int comparePersons(void *arg1, void *arg2)
{
   Person *person1 = (Person*)arg1;
   Person *person2 = (Person*)arg2;

   if (person1->name < person2->name)
      return 1;
   else if (person1->name > person2->name)
      return -1;
   else
   {
      // The name is the same so sort by age
      if (person1->age < person2->age)
         return 1;
      else if (person1->age > person2->age)
         return -1;
      else
         return 0;
   }
}

Of course, you can change the < and > around to reverse the sort order if you need to.

Ryan

"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

Re: Double Sorting

Kevin McFarlane7-Oct-04 23:51

Kevin McFarlane

7-Oct-04 23:51

Try this...

#include <afxtempl.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>

using namespace std;

struct Person
{
Person(const CString& n = "", int a = 0) : name(n), age(a) {}
CString name;
int age;
};

class ComparePerson : public binary_function<Person, Person, bool>
{
public:
// Sort by name and then age
bool operator()(const Person& first, const Person& second) const
{ return first.name < second.name || (first.name == second.name && first.age < second.age); }
};

void SortTest()
{
CArray<Person, Person> person;
person.Add(Person("Kevin", 30));
person.Add(Person("Gary", 24));
person.Add(Person("Peter", 36));
person.Add(Person("Peter", 16));
person.Add(Person("Richard", 19));
person.Add(Person("Joanne", 40));

int count = person.GetSize();

afxDump << "Initial contents\n";

for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
afxDump << "name = " << person[i].name << ", " << "age = " << person[i].age << "\n";
}

// Last Person

Person* begin = person.GetData();
Person* end = begin + count;

afxDump << "Last Person \n";
Person* last = max_element(begin, end, ComparePerson());
afxDump << "Last Person: " << "name = " << last->name << ", " << "age = " << last->age << "\n";
afxDump << "\n";

// Sort
sort(begin, end, ComparePerson());

afxDump << "Sorted persons\n";

for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
afxDump << "name = " << person[i].name << ", " << "age = " << person[i].age << "\n";
}

}

Output

Sorted persons
name = Gary, age = 24
name = Joanne, age = 40
name = Kevin, age = 30
name = Peter, age = 16
name = Peter, age = 36
name = Richard, age = 19

Is this what you want?

Kevin

b-tree

nordyck7-Oct-04 12:25

nordyck

7-Oct-04 12:25

I'm trying to find some code that will work for multinode b-tree. All of my searches yeilded broken code or class syllabus.

Does anyone have one that works for VC++ 6.0

Thanks in advance,
Nordyck

Firewalled 2 Firewalled Connection like Torrent

ffer7-Oct-04 12:09

ffer

7-Oct-04 12:09

Hi,

It seems possible to connect 2 programs
when both are behind firewalls.

It seems that a "torrent tracker"
listens for clients, and when 2
firewalled clients wants to
connect one to the other, the tracker
establish the connection between them
and then leave?

How is the tracker able to do this?

Thanks for a great site.
Fabio, boicotinho@[hotmail.com]

passing object to create linked list

lordmickel7-Oct-04 9:28

lordmickel

7-Oct-04 9:28

Hi all. I'm trying to create a linked list of driver names. The following code snippet creates a 3 objects, the 1st outputs some text, the 2nd creates a details object and the 3rd creates a driver_list object which is a container class for a list of details objects.

The problem I'm having is that I don't know what to pass to "list.add_driver()", it expects a details object to be passed to it. I've tried passing a details object but I just get errors thrown up.

Can anyone give me any pointers? ( pardon the pun Wink | ;)

)

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
int main(){

clsoutput output;
output.GetDriverName();

details driver;

driver_list list;

for(int i=0;i<=2;i++){
driver.enter_driver_name();
output.DisplayDriverName(driver.get_name());
list.add_driver( // what goes here? ) // problem line
}

return 0;
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

add_driver method which is called when "list.add_driver()" is invoked

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void driver_list::add_driver(details* pDetails)
{
package* pPackage = new package(pDetails);
if(pHead)
pTail->setNext(pPackage);
else
pHead = pPackage;
pTail = pPackage;
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Re: passing object to create linked list

Joaquín M López Muñoz7-Oct-04 9:42

Joaquín M López Muñoz

7-Oct-04 9:42

Seems like you have to pass a pointer to a details object:

list.add_driver(&driver);

Am I missing something?

Joaquín M López Muñoz
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Re: passing object to create linked list

lordmickel7-Oct-04 9:57

lordmickel

7-Oct-04 9:57

Joaquín, nice one, that works a treat. You're not missing a thing, its that simple. I've not touched C++ in ages and even then I didn't know it well so I'm quite rusty.

It compiles fine so it might not be safe to assume that the linked list works I'll need to iterate over the list to find out.

Thank you very much.

Graeme

Passing parameters to threads

Nikhil Wason7-Oct-04 9:15

Nikhil Wason

7-Oct-04 9:15

I am having a problem in passing an integer as an agrument to a thread of the format:

UINT threadname (LPVOID);

I am passing 4 distinct values to 4 distinct threads using the same function as the thread operation. Whenever i typecast the address of the interger to LPVOID type, pass it an argument to CreateThread() & then re-typecast it to an integer in the thread function, i either get runtime errors or i get junk values. but never the original value of the integer that i wanted.

Is there any special way of typecasting pointers in vc++.net??

I also tried out using the reinterpret_cast operator and also replacing the CreateThread() function by AfxBeginThread(). Although i dont get any runtime errors now, but the same value is passed to 2 threads occasionaly (Rememeber i want 4 distinct values to be passed to 4 distinct threads) & sometimes a completely strange no is passed. The value is repeated for only 1 thread, the others are ok.

Plz help if any1 knows a workaround or solution to this.

--
Nikhil

Re: Passing parameters to threads

Joaquín M López Muñoz7-Oct-04 9:50

Joaquín M López Muñoz

7-Oct-04 9:50

Whenever i typecast the address of the interger to LPVOID type...

Here's the problem, I guess. You are passing the address of an int declared on the stack. As soon as you exit the function from where you're calling CreateThread, that int gets destroyed, so that when the thread tries to recover it it is likely garbage that's being retrieved instead.

As an int and LPVOID have the same size (in Win32), you can just reinterpret_cast the int (not its address!) to a LPVOID, and you should be done.

Joaquín M López Muñoz
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Re: Passing parameters to threads

Anonymous9-Oct-04 15:21

Anonymous

9-Oct-04 15:21

Yes it is bad problem... but try this ... instead pass iteager value as address pass a pointer to integer valeu... once i have similar problem .... i pass adress of varible with 3 distinct values to 3 ditinct threads but only first value is passed to all 3 distinct threads (no debug errors, no runtimes errors, no linking errors). Also in debbug mode it worked proparly but in release it didn't work proparly. The solution was to pass pointer to my varible instead as regular parameter. Some thing like that:

int *p = new int;
*p = 5;
CreateThread(..., p, ...);

Possible to write .ini from .bat?

blueSprite7-Oct-04 9:08

blueSprite

7-Oct-04 9:08

OS: win 2000

Is it possible to write to the .ini file from a .bat file?

Here's what I'm trying to do:
I have .bat that is supposed to make the user's life easy by installing our software using a base directory that the user specifies. So the user would execute "installProd.bat C:\user_area" (or Whatever Disk>:\where ever). The .bat creates the directory specifed (as well as others below it) places our C++ executables and our supporting files (like any input data files or help files, etc) into the dirs.

Now I'm hoping to write to the .ini file from within the .bat so I can put the user defined base directory into the .ini. Then when the C++ executables run, the executables can access the .ini file for the base directory path (using GetPrivateProfileSettings or GetProfileString etc).

Is it possible? Or am I going down the wrong path for this? ANy suggestions and guidance is much appreciated!

Thanks,
Rose | [Rose]

blueSprite

Re: Possible to write .ini from .bat?

Joaquín M López Muñoz7-Oct-04 9:59

Joaquín M López Muñoz

7-Oct-04 9:59

You can use echo.For instance, the following commands

echo>parms.ini [general]
echo>>parms.ini key=value

create an .INI file like this

[general]
key=value

Note that a single > means "create new file" and >> means "append". Hope this helps.

Joaquín M López Muñoz
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Re: Possible to write .ini from .bat?

pbloechl7-Oct-04 10:00

pbloechl

7-Oct-04 10:00

why not use an installer ?
InnoSetup (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php) provides a simple tool for creating setup's. It has also builtin support for writing in .ini file.
The Tool is free available and well supported

If you still want to handle the stuff with a batch script:
append your stuff at the end of that ini-file via

...
echo [section] >> myIniFile.ini
echo myKey=%1 >> myIniFile.ini
...

pbloechl

Re: Possible to write .ini from .bat?

blueSprite7-Oct-04 10:34

blueSprite

7-Oct-04 10:34

Thanks both of you for your responses. I completely overlooked the obvious.

BTW, the installer suggestion is a great one, but my company often refuses to use anyone else's software but their own (the wheel has been reinvented more times than I can count Wink | ;)

Thank you both so much for your responses!

Rose | [Rose]

blueSprite Big Grin | :-D

MFC fails to create main CFrameWnd

Vaclav7-Oct-04 8:17

Vaclav

7-Oct-04 8:17

After working on project for several months I started getting assertion failure at winocc - GetExStyle. I have been "solving" this problem by regressing to last working version of the project. But now I am stuck, it fails every time I add new stuff. I need to fix this. Rumor has it it has to do with OLE, but I have been unable to find anything on the web.

Here is the Output message :
...
Warning: Window creation failed: GetLastError returns 0x0000057F
Warning: failed to create CFrameWnd.
...

How can I get to this "last error" ?

Thanks for your help.
Vaclav

Re: MFC fails to create main CFrameWnd

David Crow7-Oct-04 9:05

David Crow

7-Oct-04 9:05

Check out line 570 of winfrm.cpp. CreateEx() returns ERROR_CANNOT_FIND_WND_CLASS if the class name specified is invalid. Set a breakpoint on that line and note the value of lpszClassName. Having that might help to narrow down the problem.

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

Re: MFC fails to create main CFrameWnd found casue - now what?

Vaclav8-Oct-04 10:16

Vaclav

8-Oct-04 10:16

Thanks for your suggestion.
Found the cause , now what?
How is it possible to run wrong process?

My code seems to be failing when I modify/ add to my dependent library!
It works OK when I work on my main project only

Here is what is happenning:

MFC runs CWnd::CalcWindowRect(LPRECT lpClientRect, UINT nAdjustType)
instead off PreCreateWindow(cs)! per following sinipet:

LPCTSTR CFrameWnd::GetIconWndClass(DWORD dwDefaultStyle, UINT nIDResource)
...
CREATESTRUCT cs;
memset(&cs, 0, sizeof(CREATESTRUCT));
cs.style = dwDefaultStyle;

this call is not executed !
PreCreateWindow(cs);
// will fill lpszClassName with default WNDCLASS name
// ignore instance handle from PreCreateWindow.
...

So, the cs is never filled out and the file name is missing!

void CWnd::CalcWindowRect(LPRECT lpClientRect, UINT nAdjustType)
{
assertion fails here, as it should, because of wrong/ no data in cs

DWORD dwExStyle = GetExStyle();
if (nAdjustType == 0)
dwExStyle &= ~WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE;
::AdjustWindowRectEx(lpClientRect, GetStyle(), FALSE, dwExStyle);
}

WNDCLASS wndcls;

How to inlude files,getting link error!

Dani1000017-Oct-04 7:11

Dani100001

7-Oct-04 7:11

I have a problem with the include files and I am getting an error :

win32.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BltAlpha referenced in function _DD_Init

This is how I have set up the project:

I call the BltAlpha in DD_Init in

win32.c:

#include "stdafx.h"

bool_t DD_Init(win* p)
{
BltAlpha(p,.....

I have declared all my include files in

stdafx.h:

#include "win32.h"
#include "blend.h"

And then I have included stdafx.h in both blend.c and blend.h

blend.c:

#include "stdafx.h"

// The implementation of BltAlpha:

int BltAlpha( win* p,int iDestX, int iDestY, LPRECT lprcSource, int iAlpha, DWORD dwMode )
{ ............

blend.h:

#include "stdafx.h"

//The declaration of BltAlpha:

int BltAlpha( win* p,int iDestX, int iDestY, LPRECT lprcSource, int iAlpha, DWORD dwMode );

So why am i getting this link error, I have really tried to put the header files in different combinations, but with no luck?!

Please is there anyone that can help me with this one before I´m going crazy!?

Thanks, Dani

Re: How to inlude files,getting link error!

Rage7-Oct-04 7:42

Rage

7-Oct-04 7:42

Hi,

I think that this is a tricky question : try and rename your .c files into .cpp files, and it should solve the problem Eek! | :eek:

. Visual adapts the calling convention according to file extensions. You have probably created a C++ project, and tried to insert a c file. A very naive explanation would be: the way the parameters are called with

BltAlpha(p,.....

is the C++ way and the way you declare in in blend.c is compiled as the C calling convention. This is Ok for the compiler, but it cannot be linked.

If you do not want to rename your files, try modify the calling conventions in the settings of your project Project->Settings->C/C++->Category:Code Generation->Calling convention.

But I must admit, this is tricky Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

~RaGE();

Re: How to inlude files,getting link error!

Rage7-Oct-04 7:46

Rage

7-Oct-04 7:46

As for the header file organisation, this should do it:

stdafx.h:
#include "win32.h"
#include "blend.h"

win32.c:
#include "stdafx.h"

blend.c:
#include "stdafx.h"

~RaGE();

Re: How to inlude files,getting link error!

Dani1000017-Oct-04 8:00

Dani100001

7-Oct-04 8:00

Thanks Rage!!!!!!

Whooooooops! the blend.c was named blend.cpp in my project, did not noticed that !

This have to be a bug in Visual C++ 6.0, because the only options for adding a file is

new->c/c++ header file

or

new->c++ Source file and there is no option for a new c file

This is strange though, anyway thanks Rage Smile | :)

Re: How to inlude files,getting link error!

David Crow7-Oct-04 9:07

David Crow

7-Oct-04 9:07

Dani100001 wrote:
This have to be a bug in Visual C++ 6.0, because the only options for adding a file is

new->c/c++ header file

I use Project --> Add To Project --> Files

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