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Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in MFC

by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in MFC codes demo implementation

Multi language on-screen keyboard using Windows keyboard DLLs

by Lars [Large] Werner

Windows has built inn support for a lot of keyboard languages, this class makes it possible to extract that info in an easy manner and present it to screen.

Building and configuring OpenSSL in Visual Studio (MSBuild).

by Eugene Sadovoi

Integrating third party tools and libraries into Visual Studio (MSBuild) configuration environment.

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in 3D

by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in 3D codes demo implementation

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Splitter Control for Dialog

by libbyliugang

A splitter control for dialog can auto change the linked window's position

C++ Header to Plot vector as 2D Graphs and Arrays as Potential Line Maps to SVG Files

by gintack

C++ header file to plot data in the form of x, y, z arrays and list as potential lines and graphs

jRead - An in-place JSON Element Reader

by tonywilk

Not 'Just Another Parser', this reads elements from JSON simply and without memory overhead in C

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in 3D

by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in 3D codes demo implementation

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Visual C++ 10.0

How do I make the visual C++ boilerplate framework a little more useful?

22 Mar 2021 by Member 1205290

I am not a full time programmer, but I've been using MFC in multiple Visual Studio versions for some years while I've been writing the code to make my own tools that I needed to use mostly for my work. Every time it took little effort, but it...

How do I make the visual C++ boilerplate framework a little more useful?

22 Mar 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

It is easy enough to get a list of file names from the system using FindFirstFileA function (fileapi.h) - Win32 apps | Microsoft Docs[^] and its associated function. You can then build your tree nodes however you like. When the user clicks a file...

Consume a WSS security web service using VB6 or VC#

18 Oct 2020 by Nick Katditsik

I tried with both languages and failed. I get a security error. I'm sure I have to add sometinh because of the WSS but i'm not sure whati is that... What I have tried: ConsoleApplication1.SrvRef.ServiceClient clientProxy = new...

Splitter Control for Dialog

29 Sep 2018 by libbyliugang

A splitter control for dialog can auto change the linked window's position

C++ Header to Plot vector<float> as 2D Graphs and Arrays as Potential Line Maps to SVG Files

9 Apr 2018 by gintack

C++ header file to plot data in the form of x, y, z arrays and list as potential lines and graphs

jRead - An in-place JSON Element Reader

11 Mar 2018 by tonywilk

Not 'Just Another Parser', this reads elements from JSON simply and without memory overhead in C

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in 3D

11 Mar 2018 by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in 3D codes demo implementation

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in MFC

25 Feb 2018 by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in MFC codes demo implementation

A Class to Combine Slider Control and Progress Bar Windows

23 Jan 2018 by Cem KARACA

An article on how to combine Slider Controls and Progress bar into one class using custom draw

CreateProcess and Parent Threads

16 Jun 2017 by Kyudos

I'm having a problem with my dongle heartbeat. We have been using a timer to send a heartbeat to our dongle to keep the license alive. However, if one of our processor-intensive subprocesses takes longer than the dongle license timeout, the application needs to be restarted.The subprocess in...

Error in C# "the type initializer for 'emgu.cv.cvinvoke' threw an exception."

4 May 2017 by Hưng Nguyễn

Code error, Please help me!!! using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using Emgu.CV; using Emgu.CV.CvEnum; using Emgu.CV.Structure; using Emgu.CV.UI; ...

Error in C# "the type initializer for 'emgu.cv.cvinvoke' threw an exception."

4 May 2017 by KarstenK

it is a runtime issue, depending when it happens. A possible reason maybe that the "Emgu"-runtime isnt present or working in the app. Like not registered or dlls not in the app-directory or some wrong version like in that question The type initializer for '' threw an exception. Try to inspect...

Ved Startup Manager

3 Feb 2017 by Satish Jagtap

This article is written in VC++ as utility to manage startup applications of Windows.

950811 - compiler lack

1 Nov 2016 by Philippe Mori

The first problem with your code is that identifier that begin are reserved for the system. In your case, you use the well known macro _T as a parameter for your template.Unicode Programming Summary[^]The next problem with your code is inconsistent use of int and size_t for the size....

Fast SIMD Prototyping

30 Oct 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

Prototype SIMD vectorized code effortlessly.

C++: Prefer Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP) to Template Pattern

26 Oct 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

C++: Prefer Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP) to Template Pattern

Can not close a message box

14 Aug 2016 by pal4yth

i use vs2010 create a win32 application , add a dialog resource idd_dialog1 . run the exe ,click the ok button ,then show a message box ,but i can not close messagebox ,it has no reponse to my clicks.here is my code: #include "stdafx.h"#include "testdlg.h" #define MAX_LOADSTRING...

Can not close a message box

14 Aug 2016 by Richard MacCutchan

Your sample is creating a modeless dialog which requires different handling from a modal type. See Modeless Dialog Boxes[^] for details.

Can not close a message box

14 Aug 2016 by Tacitonitus

Well, on the surface, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot wrong with your code. However:1) Read (or re-read) GetMessage function (Windows) - specifically where it says, "avoid code like this" (hint: you have code "like this").2) Kill off the WM_PAINT case - it doesn't do anything.3) Add...

Outline Text With DirectWrite

12 Apr 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

Draw text outline using DirectWrite

Hash-container and Red-Black Tree Face-off (STL Benchmark)

12 Apr 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

Benchmark of hash and non-hash container

Linq-To-XML Style of Node Creation for C++

12 Apr 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

Linq-To-XML Node Creation for Native C++

Permutations with CUDA and OpenCL

12 Apr 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

Finding lexicographical permutations on GPU

A Polygon-triangulation Algorithm with Time Complexity O(N*logN)

16 Jan 2016 by Mathew_wwx

This tip will introduce a library written in C++ that wraps up a 2d polygon triangulation algorithm with time complexity of O(N*logN), the algorithm works on both self-intersected and non self-intersected polygons.

Read a value from textfile in VC++ Console application

2 Dec 2015 by CPallini

It really depends on the input file format.The file could have CSV format, XML or whatever.CSV parsing is usually simple, you can build yourself a parser. For XML format, you may find many libraries available. For 'whatever', well, it could be even impossible, if the file format doesn't...

Read a value from textfile in VC++ Console application

1 Dec 2015 by Member 8011256

Hi All,please help how to read a text data from textfile in vc++ console application.ThanksKruthika

Undocumented List View Features

30 Sep 2015 by Timo Kunze

Use undocumented parts of the Windows Vista list view API to enhance your application.

EpServerEngine - A lightweight Template Server-Client Framework using C++ and Windows Winsock

16 Jul 2015 by Chris La

How to create a server-client network quickly using template server-client framework, EpServerEngine (C++ and Windows Winsock).

How to replace recursive functions using stack and while-loop to avoid the stack-overflow

1 Jul 2015 by Chris La

This article explains 10 rules (steps) for replacing the recursive functions using stack and while-loop to avoid the stack-overflow.

EpServerEngine.cs - A lightweight asynchronous IOCP TCP Template Server-Client Framework using C# and Socket

1 Jul 2015 by Chris La

How to create a server-client network quickly using IOCP TCP template server-client framework, EpServerEngine.cs (C#).

Building and configuring OpenSSL in Visual Studio (MSBuild).

30 Mar 2015 by Eugene Sadovoi

Integrating third party tools and libraries into Visual Studio (MSBuild) configuration environment.

Building and configuring boost in Visual Studio (MSBuild).

25 Mar 2015 by Eugene Sadovoi

Integrating third party tools and libraries into Visual Studio (MSBuild) configuration environment.

MinHook - The Minimalistic x86/x64 API Hooking Library

17 Mar 2015 by Tsuda Kageyu

Provides the basic part of Microsoft Detours functionality for both x64/x86 environments.

Some Advanced ATL Development Skills for Visual C++ Developers

16 Mar 2015 by sunhui

In this paper, we will discuss some advanced skills for ATL COM development.

Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection issue in Window XP 32 bit

3 Mar 2015 by omjee

use function pointer to call Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection.

CListCtrl column width

2 Mar 2015 by Member 8605996

I have CListCtrl in my program that I running on my computer with windows 7. When I load the program on windows 8.1 the column width are not set the same. I ran it in various compatibility modes in window 8 but that did not help. Everything else is working in the program.

Database connection in mfc dialog based application

13 Jan 2015 by Padmanabh Kulkarni

You have to select SDI or MDI application for database handling.Database handling is not supported by Dialog box application.Why?=> Includes database header files, link libraries, a record view, and a recordset. (Available only for applications with the Document/view architecture support...

modeless dialog variable passing

6 Jan 2015 by Albert Holguin

If the child dialog only needs the values once while being constructed, then you can pass arguments like Richard mentioned above, or add some of public interface for passing variables (add some public get/set methods, if you need to pass a lot of variables, enclose them in a structure). If you...

modeless dialog variable passing

6 Jan 2015 by Member 8605996

I have a modeless dialog that I am calling in my program. Would like to initialize the controls on the child dialog from the parent. The child form opens and closes properly. What I am would like to do is to initialize the Edit controls with strings from the parent. How do I make the parent...

Direct access to C++ native code from C++/CLI MSSQL Stored Procedure

19 Sep 2014 by Konstantin Tchoumak

Reading hardware information in Stored Procedure

Precise and safe calculation method for the average of large integer arrays

13 Aug 2014 by Stefan_Lang

How to avoid overflow and still retain precision on large integer calculations

A Simple C++ Profiler on x64

5 Aug 2014 by Babu_Abdulsalam

A Simple Profiler for C++ apps on x64 platform

Simple-Look Scope Guard for Visual C++ 2010

18 Jun 2014 by Tsuda Kageyu

Implement a simple-look substitution of BOOST_SCOPE_EXIT using some of the new features of C++0x

EpOraLibrary - A lightweight C++ wrapper over Oracle's OCI library

2 Jun 2014 by Chris La

This is an alternative project of "OraLib - a lightweight C++ wrapper over Oracle's OCI library"

Child Frame Status Bar Show/Hide

16 May 2014 by Andrew Truckle

HiI don't have an answer but did you resolve this ?I am using vs2013 and now use cmfcstatusbar too. I overrode the onmdiclienterasebackground to draw my own background and that has caused the same behaviour as you. If I revert to normal program behaviours the status bar shows immediately..

How to import these dlls?

11 Apr 2014 by QuestMore

I know its too late for a reply but am working on something similar and when saw the same issue ; realised why not update this post for someone like me :)Please update the import statement to include the mso.dll's path for the version you are interested in as below for 2010 and 2013...

Video Capture using OpenCV with VC++

7 Apr 2014 by SOHAM_GANDHI

It is simple video capture application using Windows form with VC++. This project demonstrate, Configuration VC++ for Opencv as well as create windows form application.

Set for Success

23 Mar 2014 by DigitalInBlue

Guidance on C++/C++!1 Parameter Passing

CRichEditCtrl Does Not Take the Return

6 Mar 2014 by Arkadiusz@inquiry

CRichEditCtrl does not take the return

SEH vs C++ exceptions

6 Feb 2014 by Adamanteus

Intercepting SEH exceptions in C++ program

Delegates: C++11 vs. Impossibly Fast - A Quick and Dirty Comparison

31 Jan 2014 by David O'Neil

A quick comparison of the C++11 lambda/delegate approach vs. Sergey Ryazanov's 'Impossibly Fast Delegates.'

"Invalid build platform for this stub"

24 Jan 2014 by Member 20

HiI am using RPC Client and Server interface. I am able to build in 32 bit but when I change it to 64 bit, I am getting error "Invalid build platform for this stub" and it is pointing to below lines:#if !defined(__RPC_WIN32__)#error Invalid build platform for this stub.#endifHow to...

"Invalid build platform for this stub"

24 Jan 2014 by OriginalGriff

See here: MSDN: Targeting Stubs for Specific 32-bit or 64-bit Platforms[^]

Test and Set, Spin locks, Mutex (Futex)

14 Jan 2014 by Asif Bahrainwala

Atomic set and test in critical sections

Abstract Nonsense in Software Development. Real-time

7 Jan 2014 by Petr Ivankov

Application of abstract approach to real-time.

Problem with LPVOID C++

28 Dec 2013 by nv3

You are not assigning a value to the location where lpvBuffer points, but to the pointer itself.And why did you use a pointer to void if you want to pass a DWORD as in/out parameter? Use a pointer to DWORD instead. So you code should look like this:void Test (DWORD* pArg){ DWORD code...

Problem with LPVOID C++

28 Dec 2013 by Satheesh1546

Hi Experts,#include "stdafx.h"#include void Test(LPVOID lpvBuffer);int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]){ DWORD dwCode1 = 0; Test(&dwCode1); return 0;}void Test(LPVOID lpvBuffer){ DWORD code = 200; lpvBuffer = &code;}In the method Test(), i am...

In Visual C++ 2010, how draw multiple cubes on a single window?

26 Dec 2013 by Domus1919

Hi,I'm getting close now to OpenGL.I wish I could draw a series of cubes in a single window, starting from an array of vertices.Currently I have a list of objects that each contain an array of 8 vertices. So, I would draw them all as passing the 8 vertices to the drawing...

Read user input or Enter

15 Nov 2013 by Orjan Westin

Reading an input of any type, or simply enter, from the command line

Part1: Overcoming Windows 8.1's deprecation of GetVersionEx and GetVersion APIs

6 Nov 2013 by Ehsan A Samani

GetWindows Version on Windows 8.1

Part 2: Overcoming Windows 8.1's Deprecation of GetVersionEx and GetVersion APIs

5 Nov 2013 by Ehsan A Samani

Get Windows Version from WMI

Asynchronous calls in C++ and MFC using boost and tbb

1 Nov 2013 by Gabi Barcan

Call methods of an existing class in MFC asynchronously, while still preserving the thread affinity required by MFC and COM.

convert C++ code written in Builder XE to VC++ - Is it a good idea or something else we need?

28 Sep 2013 by Subrat 4708266

Is it a good idea to covert project written in C++ using builder XE(Embarcadero) to VC++?Please let me know the advantage and disadvantage of it and also if it'd be a good idea in scene of time taking for conversion.FYI: Proj is converted from BC6 to Embarcadero XE. My poj size is...

The Ultimate Grid Home Page

14 Sep 2013 by The Ultimate Toolbox, metalogicsw.com

The Ultimate Grid is now Open Source

Virtual Monopolium

4 Sep 2013 by KillBot Project

A make-over of one of the most popular family games, Monopoly.

SmartObject Class (Objective-C like Memory Management) for C++ (A substitute for Smart Pointer maybe?)

22 Aug 2013 by Chris La

This article explains Objective-C like C++ memory management class, SmartObject.

How to create a Simple Lock Framework for C++ Synchronization

22 Aug 2013 by Chris La

This article explains how to create your own simple Lock Framework for C++ synchronization.

Distance between Point and Triangle in 3D

6 Aug 2013 by pramithas dhakal

this might be useful for you:www-compsci.swan.ac.uk/~csmark/PDFS/dist.pdf[^]

Lambda Function in C++

21 Jun 2013 by ThatsAlok

Showcase for lambda function in C++

PostThreadMessage Demystified

21 Jun 2013 by ThatsAlok

How and Where to use it!

An MFC Chart Control with Enhanced User Interface

17 Jun 2013 by geoyar

An MFC linear chart control with enhanced appearance.

Selecting and modifying particular shapes drawn earlier in DC

18 May 2013 by Santhosh G_

I can’t suggest a method to identify the drawn object from DC and modify the same. But you can implement the above requirements (change shape of drawn objects) by following design.Prepare separate classes for each graphic item, like Rectangle, Line, Triangle etc. These classes should be...

Selecting and modifying particular shapes drawn earlier in DC

16 May 2013 by sas_in_codeproject

HiI am developing an application, a drawing tool, in which I have struck half the way.This tool is one drawing tool basically. I have used GDI for drawing to Device context. I have various shapes drawing requirements like lines, circles, polygons etc.The drawing part I have done on...

Web-based Data Access Object for Unmanaged Application

25 Apr 2013 by In the Face of God

Unmanaged code application accessing data in a database via Web Services without a database provider.

Simple client-server network using C++ and Windows Winsock

21 Apr 2013 by bshokati

How to create a client-server network for multiplayer game programming using C++ and Windows Winsock

COM Executable Crash compiled with VS2012 on Windows 2012

19 Apr 2013 by Chandra Shekhar Joshi

If you are migrating your COM application to Visual Studio 2012 then this could be helpful for you.

MSXML2::IXMLDOMDocumentPtr Save throwing exception.

13 Apr 2013 by Ian A Davidson

I doubt we'd be able to help you with this online, as you'd probably need to debug it. At the very least some more information would be needed.However, having said that:1) Are you making sure that you close (dispose) any object (e.g. StreamWriter) that you use to access the file?2)...

MSXML2::IXMLDOMDocumentPtr Save throwing exception.

13 Apr 2013 by Satheesh1546

Hi Experts,I have a problem while using MSXML2::IXMLDOMDocumentPtr save() function. I have an application which listens to a port. The application is creating different xmls while recieving requests and saves those created xml's in a folder in the "AppData". There are about 30 request and in...

Static Member of Derived Class

6 Apr 2013 by jsolutions_uk

How to have a single declaration of a static member for derived classes, using a simple template

Polynomial Equation Solver

29 Mar 2013 by Kenneth Haugland

Solves 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th degree polynominal by explicid fomulas for real coefficients and any degree by the numerical Jenkins-Traub algorithm with real and complex coefficients.

Use Intel C++ compiler with C++/CLI

23 Mar 2013 by 8MX

Quick and easy way to use the Intel C++ compiler with C++/CLI.

How to use CPropertyGridCtrl in CPropertyPage's dialog.

17 Mar 2013 by blue236146

I declare a CPropertySheet object then use AddPage(*CPropertyPage) ,this pointer is attatch a Dialog,This dialog have a CPropertyGridCtrl. Finally, Use CPropertySheet::DoModal(L"123") show the sheet, but ,AddPage is failed.Delete the CPropertyGridCtrl and retry, It be successfully.

JPEG image printing from VC.

12 Mar 2013 by Mithun Nair

Thanks Richard for the suggestion, I have done it. Here I am posting mine worked code.I took my printers DC and drawn image on that DC.void CPrint_JpegDlg::PrintJpegImage() { TCHAR szPrinter[_MAX_PATH]; DWORD cntChars = _MAX_PATH; GetDefaultPrinter(szPrinter,...

Minimal Key Logger Using RAWINPUT

8 Mar 2013 by joejames111

This is a VB.NET and C# version of "Minimal Key Logger Using RAWINPUT".

JPEG image printing from VC.

8 Mar 2013 by Richard MacCutchan

This is just the same as displaying it in a Window, except you use a different device context. There are plenty of articles to be found, via Google, on printing from C++ and C++/CLI.

JPEG image printing from VC.

8 Mar 2013 by Mithun Nair

Hi,I want to print a jpeg image from my VC++ program( through code). Any API's available fordirect image printing. Is it possible? Please help me to find a way.Thanks,Mithun

How to setup and deploy this project?

1 Mar 2013 by Orcun Iyigun

Please visit the links below:Clickonce Deployment[^]How to create an installer[^]How to create setup file for VS[^]Good luck,OI

How to setup and deploy this project?

1 Mar 2013 by Gokulnath007

I have this project, which uses MYSQL as database and using ODBC 3.51 driver. I would like to setup and deploy this application in the manner that only one exe should be there, which installs all the three, MYSQL database, ODBC 3.51 driver and the application with necessary files.

How to convert 12 digit number in CString to integer?

1 Mar 2013 by CPallini

You need a __int64 variable to store such a large value. Then you may use the _tcstoi64[^] function.

How to convert 12 digit number in CString to integer?

1 Mar 2013 by samadhan_kshirsagar

visit this linkhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/12602526/how-can-i-convert-an-int-to-a-cstring[^]

How to convert 12 digit number in CString to integer?

1 Mar 2013 by Gokulnath007

How to convert 12 digit number in CString to integer?

How to add a 16 digit auto incremental field in sql?

28 Feb 2013 by phil.o

I don't recommend to do that (trying to put several informations in your primary field).Why don't you use a simple integer primary key, and store your pincode/rank in another column ?The goal of a primary key is to identify a unique record without ambiguity ; trying to put more...

SQL-Server-2008

How to add a 16 digit auto incremental field in sql?

28 Feb 2013 by Gokulnath007

How to add a 16 digit auto incremental field in sql? I would like to create an application in vc 2010 which has 3 fields, name, date of birth and pincode. If user gives all the information including the pin code, it should be inserted in the database. But the unique id field will be updated...

SQL-Server-2008

C# Native Interop: Methods and Performance

19 Feb 2013 by Debdatta Basu

Introduction to C#/C++ interoperability, and a performance evaluation.

C++11: Non-intrusive enum class with Reflection support using Metaprogramming

15 Feb 2013 by Christoph Husse

The clean way for getting C++ enumerations with Reflection support.

The Ultimate Toolbox - Updates and User Contributions

12 Feb 2013 by The Ultimate Toolbox

Updates and User Contributions for the Ultimate Toolbox Libraries

Safely accessing pointers

27 Jan 2013 by Jaskiran Singh

The topic discusses how to safely access the pointers, which are considered as bomb shells if used unsafely.

An Idiot's Guide to C++ Templates - Part 1

16 Jan 2013 by Ajay Vijayvargiya

Covering the nitty-gritties of C++ templates.

How to get all the outlook appointments?

1 Jan 2013 by Richard MacCutchan

Start with this article[^].

How to get all the outlook appointments?

1 Jan 2013 by Gokulnath007

How to get all the outlook appointments using VC++/ATL?