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The OpenGL and GLUT: A Powerful Graphics Library and Utility Kit

by logicchild

An article that explains how to use this library

The SBJ MVC Framework - The Model, from Abstraction to Realization

by SBJ

A Model-View-Controller Framework that integrates with the MFC Doc/View architecture

ATL Windowless ActiveX Media Container

by Ernest Laurentin

Full-fledged ATL Windowless ActiveX Container. Ideal for hosting Windows Media Player, Transparent Flash and Silverlight Animations.

Windows 7 Goodies in C++: Adding Custom Tasks to Jump Lists

by Michael Dunn

Create custom tasks in your app's jump list on Windows 7

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QxOrm - C++ ORM (Object Relational Mapping) Library

by QxOrm

QxOrm C++ library: Persistence (based on QtSql Qt library) - Serialization (based on boost::serialization library) - Reflection (introspection)

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

Bag-of-Features Descriptor on SIFT Features with OpenCV (BoF-SIFT)

by Ravimal Bandara

An implementation of Bag-Of-Feature descriptor based on SIFT features using OpenCV and C++ for content based image retrieval applications.

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Visual C++ 9.0

How to change the position of elements in dialog dynamically in mfc?

27 Jul 2023 by chaiein

How to change the position and size of static element in dialog based Mfc?I have a CStatic box by drag and drop now I want to change the position and size of that element in the code. How can I do this?CStatic *pWnd= (CStatic *)GetDlgItem(IDC_STATIC_PICTURE); //Id of CStatic...

How to change the position of elements in dialog dynamically in mfc?

27 Jul 2023 by Member 16060076

CRect rc; CWnd *wnd = GetDlgItem(IDYES); wnd->GetWindowRect(&rc); ScreenToClient(rc); wnd->SetWindowPos(NULL, rc.left, rc.top+10, rc.Width(), rc.Height(), SWP_SHOWWINDOW);

QxOrm - C++ ORM (Object Relational Mapping) Library

24 Apr 2019 by QxOrm

QxOrm C++ library: Persistence (based on QtSql Qt library) - Serialization (based on boost::serialization library) - Reflection (introspection)

Splitter Control for Dialog

29 Sep 2018 by libbyliugang

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

C++ read all lines in text file

28 Jun 2018 by KarstenK

You should use the debugger and step into the code. I guess from reading that the the file wasnt found in the directory and so the aLineArray is empty. Good coding means also checking functions like the file.Open and some error handling: if( !file.Open(strExePath+filename, CFile::modeRead) ) { ...

C++ read all lines in text file

28 Jun 2018 by Shahzad Naseer

I am getting all 10 lines (line by line ) in mfc project as CStringArray but recieve error on to getting 4th line string. my text file is: C:\Program Files (x86)\GRETECH\GOMPlayer\GOM.EXE C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe...

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

Bag-of-Features Descriptor on SIFT Features with OpenCV (BoF-SIFT)

30 Aug 2017 by Ravimal Bandara

An implementation of Bag-Of-Feature descriptor based on SIFT features using OpenCV and C++ for content based image retrieval applications.

Reading the $mft file from an NTFS drive

11 Jul 2017 by small_programmer

You can use this open source library: NtfsReader .NET Library / Wiki / Home[^][^] It is in C# language but is a good and simple library to work with NTFS file system.

Reading the $mft file from an NTFS drive

11 Jul 2017 by hjaiuyg

Hello,For a project I'm assisting with I need to open the $MFT (the actual file) and calculate its MD5.Windows does acknowledge its existence (i.e. Create file to \\.\c:\$mft works) but any attempt to read from it returns Access denied error.tried a different approach with...

Win32 x86 Calling Conventions

4 Apr 2017 by Abhineet Ayan Verma

Major calling conventions for Win32 and best suited functions

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

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

12 Apr 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

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

Get Highlight Selected Items on CListCtrl when there is no Focus

2 Feb 2016 by MaxMax14

Keep the items highlighted when focus is on another control

SMTP Client with SSL/TLS

22 Oct 2015 by David Johns, John_Tang

C++ SMTP client, support SSL and TLS encrypted connection to SMTP server

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 solve (Buffer too Small".0) problem?

10 Jul 2015 by Member 5688443

If your objective is to reuse variables, here goes the way to go:CString WriteString;.... WriteString.Format("%s.%d d", CString(WriteString),NI);Notice the CString() constructor call. You will have not problems because your format receives a copy of WriteString, instead of...

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#).

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.

How to add VC redistributable 2010 to WinPE 3.0

4 Mar 2015 by Member 10582597

How to add VC redistributable 2010 to Windows PE 3.0. In WinPE 3.0 it is not allowing to install vc redistributable 2010. Is there any way to add files related to vc 2010 redist and run the application developed on vc 2010.

Adding COM Automation Support To Win32 Applications

2 Jul 2014 by Mohammed El-Afifi

Given an existing win32 application, how to provide COM automation capability to it?

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"

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

How to load PNG images in mfc?

4 Mar 2014 by Junaij

If you want to load from resource use below function.bool Utils::LoadBitmapFromPNG(UINT uResourceID, CBitmap& BitmapOut){ bool bRet = false; HINSTANCE hModuleInstance = AfxGetInstanceHandle(); HRSRC hResourceHandle = ::FindResource(hModuleInstance,...

SEH vs C++ exceptions

6 Feb 2014 by Adamanteus

Intercepting SEH exceptions in C++ program

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...

How to assign simple object value to reference object?

10 Dec 2013 by CPallini

You are not assigning 'an object to a reference'. You are calling the copy assignment operator[^], that, for a some reason (unknown to me) is unavailable (that is the compiler cannot generate for you).If you need to 'assign a reference' then you should use a pointer (and, accordingly, change a...

How to assign simple object value to reference object?

10 Dec 2013 by nv3

The error message says it all: The CMatroxAudioExtractor class has no public assignement operator ("operator="), i.e. the designers of this class did not want that anybody assign another object directory to an object of this class. This can have several reasons, for example because the object is...

How to assign simple object value to reference object?

10 Dec 2013 by Vaibhav_J_Jaiswal

Hi friends,I stuck at one point. Please help me to resolve this.I am passing a reference object to a function and after some calculation I am assigning the simple object value to reference object. Here I am getting error as error C2582: 'operator =' function is unavailable in...

Read user input or Enter

15 Nov 2013 by Orjan Westin

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

How to load PNG images in mfc?

6 Nov 2013 by Ganesh Jeevaa

Hi,Try this code.void CTestMFCDlg::OnBnClickedButtonLoadPng(){ CString pngPath=L"c:\\test.png"; CImage pngImage; CBitmap pngBmp; CDC bmDC; CBitmap *pOldbmp; BITMAP bi; UINT xPos=450,yPos=300; CClientDC dc(this); pngImage.Load(pngPath); // new...

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.

Machine Solution to Einstein's Riddle Revisited

29 Oct 2013 by Dezhi Zhao

This article shows a fast solution to Einstein's Riddle by using brutal search.

Building a Programming Language: Part II (Adding Conditions, Loop and Blocks to BrainLess)

11 Oct 2013 by BrainlessLabs.com

In this article, we will discuss implementing conditional statements, loops and blocks.

virtual-machine

Generating x86 Function Calls Dynamically

22 Sep 2013 by Simbey

The CNativeInvoke class generates x86 function calling code at runtime and executes it.

The Ultimate Grid Home Page

14 Sep 2013 by The Ultimate Toolbox, metalogicsw.com

The Ultimate Grid is now Open Source

Resize columns to avoid horizontal scroll

3 Sep 2013 by Nikolay Ananenko

Avoid horizontal scroll and effectivelly use whole horizontal control width: resize all columns except one to their content and this one to all remaining space.

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.

How to use C++ object factory with template to determine the return type object at runtime at server side

27 Jul 2013 by saqib.akhter

Hello Friends,I have a problem to integrate new feature in my product, framework team providing us some new APIs and we have to integrate in our application without impacting our old code.Following is my question:there is some 3rdParty classesThese classes are provided by...

How to use C++ object factory with template to determine the return type object at runtime at server side

27 Jul 2013 by pasztorpisti

Regardless of the actual implementation/class you instantiate put the result pointer into a base class pointer and all the general implementation independent code should work with base class pointers/references.BaseClassPointer* GetInstance(){ if (globalsettings == "whatever") ...

PostThreadMessage Demystified

21 Jun 2013 by ThatsAlok

How and Where to use it!

Accessing class object present in exe from explicitly loaded DLL using Inheritance and virtual function

19 May 2013 by Amit Deshmukh 1010

Accessing class object present in exe from explicitly loaded DLL using Inheritance and virtual function.

XML* (or XMLStar), a C++ STL Based XML Serialization Engine

6 May 2013 by trident99

An STL based simple XML serialization and de-serialization engine

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.

How to use Windows MultiPoint Mouse SDK 1.5 in vc++

24 Apr 2013 by OSHO580

Hello friends,I want to use Windows MultiPoint Mouse SDK 1.5 in vc++. So how it is possible. if any one have idea please share it.I am sending links of Windows MultiPoint Mouse SDK 1.5 below:-http://www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-sdk/[^]^]Please reply me its very urgent for me.Thanks...

Minimal Key Logger Using RAWINPUT

8 Mar 2013 by joejames111

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

Which is the best design pattern for Video Player

19 Feb 2013 by Binu MD

Hi,Am looking for C++ design pattern for Implementing a Video Player.Welcome your valid suggestions.

C# Native Interop: Methods and Performance

19 Feb 2013 by Debdatta Basu

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

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.

Outlook plugin to perform operations in appointments?

25 Dec 2012 by Gokulnath007

Is it possible to create a plug-in,that has to be compatible with Outlook 2010 (32-bit) and Outlook 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit) version in both PST and Exchange configuration?

Install Cuda and Use Managed Code with VS 2008 Express on Windows 7-x64

24 Dec 2012 by Mark H Bishop

Getting Cuda started on a VS Express budget

Introduction to RPC - Part 1

22 Dec 2012 by Anders Dalvander

An introduction to RPC programming. A simple RPC client/server application is explained.

Multi language on-screen keyboard using Windows keyboard DLLs

18 Dec 2012 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.

Easy AVI

5 Dec 2012 by Andy Bantly

A class to aid in creation of AVI files

Creating Menus (with Drop-Down Sub-Menus) using Images in WPF

29 Nov 2012 by Shanan Winters

Creating Menus (with Drop-Down Sub-Menus) using Images in WPF.

Pre-processor Iteration

19 Nov 2012 by Debdatta Basu

Emulating iterative structures with the C++ pre-processor.

Easy Command Line Service

16 Nov 2012 by Andy Bantly

An easy DOS framework for creating and managing a service

afxControlbar42S what exactly is it?

14 Nov 2012 by myfirm

afxControlbar42S what exactly is it? ive been studying docked windows for a while now, and i use the WinID program to find out the styles of dockwindows and the frames they use to dock, but i have yet to find this afxControlbar in the SDK. now 2/3 of the applications on my computer have this...

How to use functions embeded Access 2003 such as "POWER(),LN()",while using VC++ to operate Access DataBase?

7 Nov 2012 by lazydie

Finally,I find that the functions used while using VC++ to operate Access DataBase with ADO are the same in ASP.And all the elementary mathmatics functions can be used.(For example:power()->"^";ln()->"log()")Thanks!!!

How to create navigation app in Win8 VS?

31 Oct 2012 by Gokulnath007

I would like to create a navigation app that should contain 5 pagesFirst page should contain list of item names, if i click on any of the item, it should navigate to another page where the items properties should be listed, then if i click any of the property, then it should navigate to...

Toolbar Editor for Visual Studio

31 Oct 2012 by Francesco Aruta

A toolbar editor for Visual Studio. It can modify, add and create buttons, images and all that is needed for a toolbar.

Using the Actor Programming Model

27 Oct 2012 by H.Brydon

Using the Actor Programming Model

GetLastError as std::string

19 Oct 2012 by Orjan Westin

Simple function to get the text message corresponding to a system error.

Using WDK(Window Driver Kit) for USB Communication support

8 Oct 2012 by Coder Block

// usbhidiocDlg.cpp : implementation file/*Project: usbhidioc.cppVersion: 3.0Date: 7/18/05by Jan Axelson (jan@Lvr.com)Purpose: demonstrates USB communications with a HID-class device.Description: Finds an attached HID-class device that matches a specified Vendor ID and...

Using WDK(Window Driver Kit) for USB Communication support

8 Oct 2012 by Maxim Kartavenkov

Sorry, I just proper review your code - some bugs in there.See how it should be:1. Call SetupDiGetClassDevs to create enumeration list with the class guid and device flags - you doing that properly. Example:HDEVINFO hDeviceList = SetupDiGetClassDevs (&KSCATEGORY_TOPOLOGY,NULL, NULL,...

Using WDK(Window Driver Kit) for USB Communication support

4 Oct 2012 by Coder Block

Hi Guys,Really USB communication is far hardar and Interesting than Serial communication but still, i need support of USB communication in my software.As per some guidance from masters and documents from Codeproject i finally decide to used WDK ..WDK take my whole day to install!!!!i am...

How to trigger the menu click event?

17 Sep 2012 by Gokulnath007

I have an application running, and it has certain menus, I dont have code for this application. Just the exe. How to trigger the button click event if the corresponding menu item is pressed. Could we use another app to do this?

fail to debug the program

13 Sep 2012 by OriginalGriff

" Binary was not built with debug information."At a guess, your problem is right there.Solution? Pretty obvious: build your application for debug, not release. :doh:

VC++(MFC ) exe takes lots of RAM memory

29 Aug 2012 by JackDingler

Visual Studio has a built in memory profiler....Place the following in each of your .cpp files after the include statements.#ifdef _DEBUG#define new DEBUG_NEW#endifThen run your application in the debugger in debug mode.Close your application.You'll see any memory leaks...

VC++(MFC ) exe takes lots of RAM memory

28 Aug 2012 by Mehdi Gholam

Try using a memory profiler, follow the links below :http://stackoverflow.com/questions/818673/memory-profiler-for-c[^]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performance_analysis_tools[^]

VC++(MFC ) exe takes lots of RAM memory

28 Aug 2012 by Coder Block

Hi all,After spending one whole day on google search about "mfc exe memory consumes lots of space of RAM".Nothing useful found.So as usual need expert like all of you guys,Problem Start when i run my window based application on my PC.It make my PC incredibly slow.Because out of my 2 GB...

Fast String Searching Using C++ STL Vectors in C#

18 Aug 2012 by Dan Randolph

C# interop using platform invoke and C++ vectors to implement fast searching and selection on index keys

How to use delegates in vc++ win32 console application?

14 Aug 2012 by nv3

The links in Solution 1 are all geared towards the .NET environment. From the tags of your question it might well be that you are not using .NET, but plain C++ code.A good article with a smooth introduction of delegates can be found here on CodeProject:Member Function Pointers and the...

How to use delegates in vc++ win32 console application?

14 Aug 2012 by Malli_S

Generic Delegates (Visual C++)[^].NET style delegates for VC++ 6[^]Delegates and Events[^]

How to use delegates in vc++ win32 console application?

14 Aug 2012 by Gokulnath007

How to use delegates in vc++ win32 console application? after declaring and initializing the delegate. How to create and signal the event using that delegate.

Loading keyboard layout (KbdLayerDescriptor) in 32/64-bit environment

13 Aug 2012 by Lars [Large] Werner

When loading a keyboard dll as a 32-bit application on a 64-bit system, the keyboard-dll-files does not work as expected, this class fixes that problem

How to use mutex to post signal?

13 Aug 2012 by Philip Stuyck

You need use an event for that see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bhf9sxch(v=vs.80).aspx[^]You have to give it a name so that the applications get to use the same event.

How to use mutex to post signal?

12 Aug 2012 by Gokulnath007

How to use mutex to post signal? How to create common mutex and post signal in one application. so that, the other application can receive the mutex signal from the previous app? And process it.

How to receive the event posted by postmessage()?

10 Aug 2012 by Jonathan [Darka]

You need to add a Windows Message handler function to your code to receive the message so that you can process it.If all you want to is to check for the message being sent (to debug the code) then you could use Spy++.

How to receive the event posted by postmessage()?

10 Aug 2012 by Gokulnath007

How to receive the event posted by postmessage() function? In other console application to check whether the event is posted from the other app successfully in VC++?

C++ Object destruction event

8 Aug 2012 by Antonyxt

vtable modification and destruction event handling

Another new thunk copy from ATL

29 Jul 2012 by simonchen.net

A useful skill to get rid of ATL, but do similar flexible architectures by yourself.

My Photo Editor

25 Jul 2012 by Long Nguyen (xyz)

This is about how to make a simple sofware like photoshop using Visual Studio C++ and OpenCV

Unhandled exception when call vc++ dll in vc++ code

19 Jul 2012 by Albert Holguin

Quote:var = (LPVAR)GetProcAddress(hDLL, "Ver_C");The "Ver_C" should match the name of your exported function exactly. Make sure you have a function named that, if you don't, that's your problem. If you do have a function named that, make sure it was a C-style export or else the name...

Unhandled exception when call vc++ dll in vc++ code

19 Jul 2012 by barneyman

The docs for GetProcAddress[^] say it returns NULL if if failsYou're getting a NULL back (i worked that out from the exception) and you've got zero error handling in there

Unhandled exception when call vc++ dll in vc++ code

19 Jul 2012 by vikky08

I want to call my vc++ dll in my vc++ code.but the error occur that Unhandled exception at 0x00000000 in .exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000000.after last line.I have call vc++ dll by ordinal no.In .h file typedef int (*LPVAR)(char * ptr_f, char *CC); ...

Need to click on button in the embedded browser.

17 Jul 2012 by armagedescu

First of all, see in the chromium project, there are many unit tests. Look inside and do the same.But if you like to test the HTML page, then you would better use plain JavaScript. You will have full access to all HTML functionality.

Chromium-embedded

SolidWidgets Grid

17 Jul 2012 by Jake Franta

SolidWidgets Grid tutorial.

Need to click on button in the embedded browser.

16 Jul 2012 by kartikdasani

Hi,I am trying to develop a custom automation solution for my software client which involves testcases where there is interaction with html pages in embedded browser windows. The chromium embedded framework is being used in this client and I want to know if there is a way to Click a button...

Chromium-embedded

How to take screenshots from remote IP?

11 Jul 2012 by ZurdoDev

You need to create a client side app that will run on whatever computer you are trying to get the image of. You cannot just "spy" on a computer so you'll need an app already running on it. Search for screenshot. There are a lot of samples out there.

How to take screenshots from remote IP?

9 Jul 2012 by Gokulnath007

How to take screenshots from remote IP? I would like to take screenshot of the machine whose ip address is known and connected via LAN. How to take the screen shot and save it in my local harddisk.?

Print screen issue in a pc without moniter [Windows platform]

9 Jul 2012 by shankha2010

Hi All, I want to extract some data from a flash website by OCR[Optical Character Recognition] programmatically.By taking Internet explorer handle and navigating to apage and taking screenshot of it.Everything went fine until I scheduled it in a server that have no monitor.Any Idea...

Print screen issue in a pc without moniter [Windows platform]

8 Jul 2012 by Jochen Arndt

You may connect a 'DVI Dummy' (Google for it) that simulates a monitor to be attached to the graphics card.For a VGA port see this VGA Dummy[^] solution.You may also try ZoneScreen which is designed to extend desktops over network connections. It contains a virtual graphics card with...