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Building and configuring OpenSSL in Visual Studio (MSBuild).

by Eugene Sadovoi

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

Variadic Delegates

by Anton Chibisov

This tutorial showcases how to implement C++ delegates which are capable of being bound to methods and functions having arbitrary signature, i.e., any number and type of parameters and return value.

Strip'em Add-in for Visual Studio 6.0

by grebulon

This Add-in converts the text format (DOS or UNIX) of a file when it is saved in Visual Studio.

A Simple C++ Profiler on x64

by Babu_Abdulsalam

A Simple Profiler for C++ apps on x64 platform

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C++ serialization framework/library

by bishopnator29a

Saving, Loading and data migration in compact library

CEdit - Show or Hide Password

by JPhelps

To dynamically set the password viewing style for the edit control

The 'double-double' type

by Daniel Pfeffer

A cheap way to achieve high floating-point precision

Implementing the Huffman adaptive algorithm to compress 256 colors depth graphics images

by Arthur V. Ratz

This article demonstrates how to implement the Huffman adaptive compression alogrithm to compress graphics images of 256 colors depth and other multimedia files

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Visual C++ 12.0

Mixing .NET and native code

7 Apr 2014 by Alain DOS REIS

A first approach to mixing .NET and native code, using the C++/CLI gateway.

MFC PowerShells Easily

24 Feb 2015 by aljodav

A very easy way to drive PowerShell console application through MFC

MFC PowerShells Easily: Reading CodeProject RSS feed for new articles

26 Feb 2015 by aljodav

Easily reading CodeProject RSS feed for new articles from a MFC Application

MFC PowerShells Easily: Encrypt and Decrypt

27 Feb 2015 by aljodav

An easy way to encrypt files that are automatically decrypted in the same user account

MFC PowerShells Easily: JSON to HTM (Motivated by a Forum Question)

28 Feb 2015 by aljodav

A simple, short and easy way to display a JSON object in a browser (motivated by a forum question)

Variadic Delegates

13 Apr 2015 by Anton Chibisov

This tutorial showcases how to implement C++ delegates which are capable of being bound to methods and functions having arbitrary signature, i.e., any number and type of parameters and return value.

Implementing the Huffman adaptive algorithm to compress 256 colors depth graphics images

22 Aug 2015 by Arthur V. Ratz

This article demonstrates how to implement the Huffman adaptive compression alogrithm to compress graphics images of 256 colors depth and other multimedia files

A Simple C++ Profiler on x64

5 Aug 2014 by Babu_Abdulsalam

A Simple Profiler for C++ apps on x64 platform

C++ serialization framework/library

26 Jun 2016 by bishopnator29a

Saving, Loading and data migration in compact library

The 'double-double' type

2 Feb 2016 by Daniel Pfeffer

A cheap way to achieve high floating-point precision

Compiler Warnings: Ignore at Your Own Risk

28 Jun 2015 by David A. Gray

While you can often get away with ignoring compiler warnings, failing to at least scan them can bite hard!

Object Oriented Programming with C++

24 Nov 2014 by David O'Neil

A short introduction to Object Oriented Programming with C++, showing the basics of objects and virtual functions in an approachable manner.

How Can I Add Ribbon To Form View In Visual C++?

6 Aug 2014 by ErnestoNet

m_wndRibbonBar.Create(this);...

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.

Referencing native projects in Visual Studio (MSBuild).

20 Mar 2015 by Eugene Sadovoi

Integrating Boost library into Visual Studio (MSBuild) build and reference system.

Consuming ZLib in Boost using Visual Studio (MSBuild) project reference system

22 Mar 2015 by Eugene Sadovoi

Integrating third party tools and libraries into Visual Studio (MSBuild) build and reference system.

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.

Simple Log Print Class with a Variadic Template Technique

26 Jan 2015 by Evgeny Pereguda

This tip presents a simple class for printing of log information with some features of C++11.

Strip'em Add-in for Visual Studio 6.0

7 Mar 2001 by grebulon

This Add-in converts the text format (DOS or UNIX) of a file when it is saved in Visual Studio.

A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.

26 Nov 2014 by Jeremy Falcon

Provides a base to use when programming OpenGL-enabled applications for the real world, rather than a simple hello world.

Member variable with list control can not be added in vc++ 12

6 Jan 2016 by Jochen Arndt

You can try the other method described here: Adding a Member Variable[^].If this does not help do it manually by adding the variable definition to the dialog header file and map the list control to the variable in the dialog class DoDataExchange[^] function using DDX_Control.

Why return only first character when convert cstring to LPCSTR

27 Jun 2017 by Jochen Arndt

As already said you need a conversion instead of a casting. The CString class can do that for you: // Your code assumes a Unicode build and this example too CString strData1 = L"ABCDE"; // Create a CStringA. // The conversion from Unicode to ANSI is done by the CString class. // May also use...

CEdit - Show or Hide Password

13 Feb 2016 by JPhelps

To dynamically set the password viewing style for the edit control

Use Module create in vc++ 12 in project created in vc++ 6.0,Is dll option for this?

6 Jan 2016 by KarstenK

You port the old vc 6 project into vc++ 13, because as Jochen Arendt mentionted the different MFC versions arent compatible. It is even worse: it sometimes works and sometimes crashes. So avoid this mess.It will have also a positive effect on this software because the compiler is better and...

Use Module create in vc++ 12 in project created in vc++ 6.0,Is dll option for this?

5 Jan 2016 by Kishor-KW

I have one project implemnted in vc++ 6.0 now I have to add one new module in it but as I am not familiar with vc++ 6.0(and also its old one) so I implement this module in vc++ 13 by implementing MCF project in vc++ in visual studio 2013. My task is almost done but now problem is I have to use...

Member variable with list control can not be added in vc++ 12

6 Jan 2016 by Kishor-KW

When I try to ad variable to the list control on dialog box by right clicking on list control and select class wizard then select tab of Member Variable and Add variable to list control then it fire following error after click on apply button. Error hresult e_fail has been returned from a...

Enabling MFC Collections to Work in Range-based for Loops

30 Oct 2014 by Marius Bancila

MFC Collection Utilities is a small open-source library that enables you to use any MFC collection with range-based for loops.

How to use libsimdpp?

28 Jan 2015 by Member 11302981

I have some problems.I try to convert standard SIMD instructions to other using libsimdpp.libsimdpp is a portable header-only zero-overhead C++ wrapper around single-instruction multiple-data (SIMD) intrinsics found in many compilers.https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp[^]__m128i v_zero =...

Why return only first character when convert cstring to LPCSTR

14 Apr 2023 by Member 11658520

one more thing , when you are using function check there should be a function for unicode also.. like in registry there is a function RegCreateKeyExA but for Unicode there is another version of same function called RegCreateKeyExW Mumtaz Ali

A Micro Web Server Using WCF

7 Jul 2014 by Michael Bergman

Using Windows Communication Foundation to build a simple web server

Why return only first character when convert cstring to LPCSTR

14 Apr 2023 by Mạnh Lê

Why Return only First Character when Convert Cstring to LPCSTR What I have tried: Dear guy I'm convert Cstring to LPCSTR with some code below CString strData1 = L"ABCDE"; LPCSTR spData = (LPCSTR)(LPCTSTR)strData1; MessageBox(NULL, strData1, L"CString strData", MB_OK); //=> ABCDE...

Why return only first character when convert cstring to LPCSTR

27 Jun 2017 by Richard MacCutchan

You cannot use a cast to convert data from one type to another; see WideCharToMultiByte function (Windows)[^]

Another way to Import and Export MySQL database using C++

31 Mar 2015 by Satish Jagtap

This article explains how to import database to MySQL server and how to export database from MySQL server without using batch files.

How Can I Add Ribbon To Form View In Visual C++?

1 Aug 2014 by Satya Chamakuri

hi,I added ribbon control to my application,i wanted to use that control as a tab control to one of the formview. How can i customize?

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