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How to Make Your Own Sandbox: Simple Sandbox Explained

by Eugene Balabanov

A tiny sandbox primer

Simulator 6 Axis Articulated Robots

by jurhas

A small simulator for a 6 axis articulated robot

Interoping .NET and C++ through Registration-free COM

by Marius Bancila

Using managed COM objects in C++ without registering the server in Windows Registry

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in MFC

by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in MFC codes demo implementation

Latest Articles

by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

Task Manager shows you the programs, processes, and services that are currently running on your computer. You can use Task Manager to monitor your computer’s performance or to close a program that is not responding.

IntelliFile - An Alternative Windows Version to the Famous Total Commander

by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

This article is about the IntelliFile application which is a free alternative Windows version to Total Commander and uses many components that have been published on CodeProject.

by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

You can use IntelliPort to transfer large files from a computer onto your portable computer using a serial port rather than going through the process of setting up your portable computer on a network.

Compiling WinQEMU v0.10.2 using Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2012

by Tough Developer

How to compile WinQEMU v0.10.2 in VS2008 and VS2012

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VC++

Designing the Interface of DLLs in C/C++ Projects

19 Feb 2016 by pasztorpisti

An advice to make your DLL interface more attractive and easier-to-maintain even in cross-platform projects

Section Handles Enumeration. Extending File Unlocking

19 May 2015 by Yohamnes Hernandez

How to free blocked files, inclusive if they are mapped in memory. Something that many tools are missing.

Allocating Memory in C/C++: How to Avoid Memory Mismatched Allocation/Deallocation Issues Detected by Intel® Inspector XE for Visual Studio 2015

1 May 2017 by Arthur V. Ratz

This tip/trick introduces the basic ideas on how to avoid memory mismatched allocation/deallocation issues detected by Intel® Inspector XE for Visual Studio 2015

Dynamically Sized Struct

6 Nov 2014 by Orjan Westin

Simplifying the use of dynamically sized C structs

DMath is DirectXMath for All

5 Mar 2017 by Jose A Pascoa

Part 1 - Using DMath from C#

A Tiny Custom List Control

25 Aug 2014 by HateCoding

A tiny custom list control

custom-controls

Memory Allocation Tracking for C++ Code

1 Nov 2020 by Rick York

A Handy Memory Allocation Tracking Macro and Header for Visual Studio C++ Code

How to get current function return type using __FUNCDNAME__

2 May 2012 by Itai Basel

A macro that gets current function's return type on visual C++

Minimal Undo - An Undo/Redo Framework

26 Jun 2014 by zdf

A solution for conversion of a non-undoable application to an undoable one.

Use Webclient to Make An Auto Updater

17 Sep 2014 by BlueMaple_chief

To make a simple auto updater demo, I use webclient 'interfaces' to download the file and monitor the progress.

Geert van Horrik's 'Updater' in Visual Studio Community Edition With Small Changes

30 Nov 2014 by David O'Neil

I needed an 'Update' solution for a project, and modified Geert van Horrik's 'Updater' to do so. This is the solution in Visual Studio Community Edition

Using Manifest Settings for VC6 buildchain

15 Apr 2015 by D4rkTrick

Get manifest support with VC6

Using MFC CFolderPickerDialog

24 May 2015 by JPhelps

Using CFolderPickerDialog

MailShot: From Client to Server (With Love)

7 Jan 2012 by ThatsAlok

Simple tip and trick for Mail Slot

Session 1: Setup SoftEther L2TP server on Amazon AWS Ubuntu

11 Feb 2015 by WoodyMou

Session 1: Setup SoftEther L2TP server on Amazon AWS Ubuntu

server-management

Add a Filter Function, Merge Function in MFC Grid Control

1 Apr 2015 by Lantert

Add Excel style filter function to Chris Maunder's CGridCtrl

Hosting Windows Forms User Control in MFC Dialogs

7 May 2013 by Aydin Homay

This tip/trick discusses about hosting a Windows Form user control in an MFC dialog box and View windows.

Get Windows Win32 Error Text - Simplified

31 Jul 2013 by Thomas B Dignan

Getting the text of Win32 Error codes for 99% of cases.

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI and WinAPI: How to Programmatically Press Mouse Button, and Check if Mouse Button or Keyboard Key Pressed

29 Sep 2014 by Emiliarge

Using WinAPI functions - GetAsyncKeyState and mouse_event

RaspberryPi2 Server-ASUSlaptop Client, Blocking Socket, 2 Fonts

11 Oct 2015 by Member 11246861

Wifi communication between RaspberryPi2 and Laptop ASUS: fonts English, Russian.

Visual Studio Intellisense is Not Working? Try This.

2 Apr 2021 by Avtem

A couple of fixes when your Visual Studio Intellisense becomes buggy

Connect System using WMI Services

22 Apr 2014 by SaahilPriya

Connect Systems using WMI Services, Remote as well as Local

Be Careful in Printing 'Error:' in Custom Build Events of Visual Studio

20 Apr 2014 by Zhuyun Dai

Your build will fail if you print 'Error:' in your custom Build Events of Visual Studio.

Operation Password: CryptoAPI with AES 256

19 Jun 2014 by KarstenK

Using the Wincrypto in the Windows SDK

Count the Number of OLE Automation Instances

21 Mar 2015 by SaahilPriya

The sample demonstrates how to count the number of OLE Automation Objects running at a particular time.

Super Simple C++ Win8 Live Tile Text Notification

12 Sep 2012 by sam stokes

How to implement live tile notification in just a few lines of code

How to Validate FileUpload on Serverside with Specific Files Extensions

31 May 2014 by Muhammad Taqi Hassan Bukhari

Validate Fileupload using server side custom Validation

GMDH Algorithm Implementation

15 Jun 2015 by Sa Sha

Implementation of GMDH algorithm, using a sigmoid function. C++, VS, AlgLib-based

Simple Magnifier Dialog

8 Jun 2020 by Manuel Campos

A modeless dialog that allows magnification of a section of a display screen

3 May 2015 by Pankaj Choudhary - C++ Devepoler

Logging in C++

Convert Win32 Console Application to MFC

10 Dec 2011 by Pranit Kothari

If you have chosen Win32 console based application while using New Project Wizard, and later you realize you need to add MFC support, here is a trick.

Yet Another Spy

28 Dec 2014 by Akos Mattiassich

Find a window on the desktop, spy its properties and manipulate it.

A General C++ Reflection Engine Based on C++11 and Meta Programming

28 Jun 2016 by JohnX2015

This is a cross-platform general C++ engine, including a general runtime and a reflection engine.

Most Useful VS2013 Tricks and Shortcuts!!

28 Dec 2014 by Pritam Deshmukh

This tip elaborates few useful tricks and shortcuts of VS 2013 mainly for professional edition (You can find them with Ultimate version too).

C++/MFC File Unlocker

4 Apr 2015 by arussell

Unlock a file that is in use by another process

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.

Capture Program using GDI

29 Mar 2017 by Taehoon Kim 1004

Capture program using GDI

Use VS2010(or 2013) to build pure MFC4.2 Apps

24 Apr 2014 by GhostEx

Create An Environment to Build the C++ Boost Libraries in Windows for VS2013

5 Jul 2015 by stevenong_2006

This project is intended for one to create an automated build environment to build the Boost libraries set to be used with VC++ in Visual Studio 2013.

How to Decode the CIM_DATETIME Format Employed in WMI Queries Using C++

6 Apr 2014 by User 59241

A robust approach to decoding CIM_DATETIME for C++ programmers

Disable APM for Hard Drive in Windows

20 Aug 2014 by slaon77

Setting APM level for SATA hard drive

Serial Communication between Laptop and Microcontroller

9 Feb 2015 by Member 11246861

Under laptop's control, microcontroller sends sensor data to laptop that displays numbers and graphic.

Embedded WebBrowser (IWebBrowser2) in Pure C++ (no MFC, etc)

30 Jul 2014 by Emiliarge

Simple WebBrowser (IE) class in Pure C++

Setting memory allocation break point in watch window

5 Feb 2012 by Lakamraju Raghuram

Memory leak detection in VC++

Generating dynamically nested loops

15 Apr 2014 by NATKIT7

One example of the need to have a set of nested loops in is combinotronics where you are trying to generate all possible combinations. If we want to have a variable number of elements generated then we need to look at having dynamically nested loops.

Implementing a Complete WRL Native C++ XAML Blank Project Template

14 Dec 2015 by Gregory Morse

Implementing a complete WRL native C++ XAML blank project template

Printing by MFC WITHOUT Document/View architecture

1 Mar 2015 by Javad Taheri (drjackool)

Maximize Windows on Multiple Monitors

16 Dec 2014 by bishopnator29a

Simple method how to make application's window maximized on different monitors in multi-monitor setup.

Testing Applications in Low Memory Situations

2 Jun 2015 by cth027

Check how your application behaves when there's not much memory

Laptop<->USB<->μcontroller : ways

19 Apr 2015 by Member 11246861

Some ways in which laptops and microcontrollers communicate

GT: A C++ Graphical User Interface Library and System

13 Feb 2017 by trident99

GT is a compact, efficient, and customizable graphical user interface (GUI) library for the Windows environment.

Simple Way to Make Transparent Dialog

5 Aug 2013 by Gautam Agrawal (Programming Expert)

Enable user to make a dialog transparent without making its child control transparent

Using the WebView Control's navigateToLocalStreamUri from WinJS/JavaScript

25 Feb 2016 by Gregory Morse

WebView navigateToLocalStreamUri can be used from WinJS/JavaScript with some more advanced coding techniques to wrap a necessary interface

C++ Wrapper for Pipe-based IPC in Windows

28 Oct 2014 by bvinothraj

C++ Wrapper for Pipe-based IPC in Windows

CEdit - Show or Hide Password

13 Feb 2016 by JPhelps

To dynamically set the password viewing style for the edit control

Visual Studio Slow Debugging and _NO_DEBUG_HEAP

23 Sep 2015 by Bartlomiej Filipek

By default, Visual Studio (up to VS 2013) uses additional debug heap that slows down applications, even in Release mode. Read what you can do about this.

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.

Storing Large Binary Data in a SQLSERVER Database

5 Oct 2014 by Schrödter

How to write data to SQLSERVER varbinary(MAX) columns in C++ using ADO

SQL-Server-2008R2

Visual C++: How to Create Standalone Win32 Application Not Requiring Visual C++ Runtime

9 Dec 2014 by Emiliarge

How to statically link a Win32 Project with Visual C++ libraries (m***.dll)

C++ Formatted Input Made Easy

11 Apr 2015 by cth027

A small utility class to ease C++ stream input with predefined and controlled format

SendMessage and PostMessage?

17 Oct 2015 by zidane168

This topic focuses on what is the difference between SendMessage and PostMessage and how to use them?

RaspberryPi2 and Wiring Library

11 Sep 2015 by Member 11246861

First samples in VisualGDB for Raspberry pi2

R-tree:Space Search Algorithm

2 Dec 2014 by HateCoding

This tip will show you an example for using R-tree.

C++ Speech Recognition

14 Jun 2014 by Gonzales Cenelia

Simple Speech Recognition using C++

Identically Named C++ Variable in Inner Block Hides Like Named Variable in Outer Block

1 Jun 2015 by David A. Gray

Variable scope in C++ can be devastatingly subtle, as in this function.

Reading value from a key in Windows Registry (VC++ code)

22 Nov 2011 by Mitendra Anand

How to read a value from a key in the Windows Registry.

Get Server Side Data-time with C++

17 Oct 2015 by zidane168

This tip will help you to get server side date-time

Validation for Decimal Number

17 Aug 2015 by Sweta Mittal

Validate whether value in string is a valid decimal number or not.

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)