C / C++ / MFC

Rob_BCFC2-May-05 2:08

Rob_BCFC

2-May-05 2:08

Also, is there anything else I need to know before learning it?

Thanks a lot guys.

David Crow2-May-05 2:10

2-May-05 2:10

Rob_BCFC wrote:
1) What can you do with it (e.g. create programs, create webpages, etc)?

A better question might be "What can you not do with it?"

Rob_BCFC wrote:
2) What is an IDE?

Integrated Development Environment. It's the editor, compiler, and linker all rolled into one.

Rob_BCFC wrote:
3) Are there any free C++ compilers out there (like Microsoft Visual C++)?

Yes.

"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown

Rob_BCFC2-May-05 2:14

Rob_BCFC

2-May-05 2:14

Ok thanks. So as you said, What can you not do with it?

And where can I get a free compiler?

Cedric Moonen2-May-05 2:20

Cedric Moonen

2-May-05 2:20

Rob_BCFC wrote:
Ok thanks. So as you said, What can you not do with it?

For example it cannot cook for you, or cut the grass or...
Ok just kidding Poke tongue | ;-P

No in fact it is used for developping applications. You can developp a large variety of aplpications from notepad to very complex programs or games... It depends a lot also of the knowledge of the programmer Smile | :)

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Rob_BCFC wrote:
And where can I get a free compiler?

Search on google for Dev-C++. It is a free IDE (so the graphical interface with the compiler and linker).

Rob_BCFC2-May-05 2:25

Rob_BCFC

2-May-05 2:25

Thanks a lot mate. I really want to get into the computing industry and I think by learning C++ by the time I am 13 would be good.

Cedric Moonen2-May-05 2:35

Cedric Moonen

2-May-05 2:35

If you learn it by yourself, I have one advice: don't try to make things that are too complicated at the begining. For example, if you want to make a very complicated programm at the begining, you will be disgusted... There are a lot of examples and tutorials on the web. But be patient, this won't come in one month of time...

V.2-May-05 3:32

2-May-05 3:32

hey,

C++ is one of the most powerful languages around in my opinion.
This means that you can do almost anything with C++, but it also means you have to be careful how to program. It's easier to mess up your code into "spaghetti" with C++ then eg. with C#.

Read up about descent O-O programming (Object Oriented). It's not that something is allowed in a language that it's ok to do it so.

For the rest good luck with your quest in learning C++, if you get stuck you can always ask here on codeproject and don't let me see your code on the daily wtf Smile | :)

have fun.

No hurries, no worries.

David Crow2-May-05 2:48

2-May-05 2:48

Rob_BCFC wrote:
What can you not do with it?

I personally do not know of anything. Some languages are better suited for certain types of problems, however.

"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown

Rob_BCFC2-May-05 4:53

Rob_BCFC

2-May-05 4:53

Thanks guys. Do you think I am too young to learn it though? Will it be to tough for me?

namaskaaram2-May-05 5:03

namaskaaram

2-May-05 5:03

it will depend on ur intrest!,since u already are into thiz programming,u did be having that programming logic,so u wouldnt find it a prob!

one adivce.....dont stop!....keep going and trying.....like they say,if therz a will, therez definitely a way!age iz never a barrier!!!!!

cheerz..... Big Grin | :-D

"faith, hope, love remain, these three.....; but the greatest of these is love" -1 Corinthians 13:13

Rob_BCFC2-May-05 5:08

Rob_BCFC

2-May-05 5:08

Thanks. I am really ambitious and I really want to be an expert when I am older in various aspects of computing. I am learning bits of networking from my dad and I am teaching myself web programming and now I would like to learn this

David Crow2-May-05 6:05

2-May-05 6:05

Rob_BCFC wrote:
Do you think I am too young to learn it though? Will it be to tough for me?

You are the only one that can determine this.

"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown

get unique ID from outlook appointments or contacts?

Blake Miller2-May-05 9:08

Blake Miller

2-May-05 9:08

But whatever you do, don't get so frustrated that you delete->this Laugh | :laugh:

ThinkingPrometheus2-May-05 1:54

ThinkingPrometheus

2-May-05 1:54

hiho@ll

i'm using the outport source to export contact and appointments

my problem is i need to know a unique ID for a contact or appointment, to know if a contact or appointment has changed

outport uses InvokeHelper(0xf051, DISPATCH_METHOD, VT_EMPTY, NULL, parms, (LPCTSTR)fullname, &type);
to tell outlook to save the contacts or appointments in seperate files
(it's the same as if you do File->Save as) in outlook

the problem is it doesn't save a ID
so anybody knows how to determine the ID for a appointment and/or contact?

thx@ll

Receiving text strings over Bluetooth using a C-program and Visual C++

pete^2-May-05 1:29

pete^

2-May-05 1:29

Hi, I am trying to use a C-program to read a virtual com port. Attached to this com port it is a Bluetooth Adapter(D-Link DBT 120). I am sending text strings from a bluetooth-unit and over to the Bluetooth adapter. I do manage to read the text strings with HyperTerminal, but I don't manage to read the text strings with C. I am using CreateFile to open the com-port, DCB to set the preferences(BaudRate, parity etc.) and ReadFile to read the Com-port. Anyone got an ide of what I can do? Thanks in advance!

pete

Plz chck this code!!

Member 18801462-May-05 0:30

Member 1880146

2-May-05 0:30

Hye.
i write this code to get inpur from user such as ram and hard disk capacity as integer type using structures. After that i want to create a file in which i want to save that data. In the code below it is getting input from user but not creating file Confused | :confused:

. Plz tell where is my mistake.
Code is:

#include <conio.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>

void main()
{
struct computerspec
{
int ram;
int hdisk;
}compuspec;

cout<<"Enter the RAM capacity"<<endl;
cin>>compuspec.ram;

cout<<endl;
cout<<"enter the="" hard="" disk="" capacity"<<endl;
cin="">>compuspec.hdisk;

cout<

Rahim Rattani2-May-05 1:39

Rahim Rattani

2-May-05 1:39

i dont see any problem in your code.
It must be working fine and must crate the file.

Check the file
1) if you are directly running the .exe, at the location of the exe file.
2) if you are executing from the vc projecy, then the file will be created at the location of workspace and project files i.e. where .dsw/.dsp exists.

Rahim Rattani
Software Engineer,
Matrix Systems (Pvt) Ltd.,
Karachi - Pakistan

David Crow2-May-05 2:13

2-May-05 2:13

rose aashii wrote:
file.open("computerspec.txt");

Does this statement create the file if it does not exist?

"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown

Rahim Rattani2-May-05 2:27

Rahim Rattani

2-May-05 2:27

Yes it does creates the file, if the file does not exist.

The actual syntax is

file.open(filename, open flags, protection specifications).

The default open flag is ios::out which creates the file if it does not exists. To avoid the file creation if it does not exists another flag ios::nocreate is used.

Rahim Rattani
Software Engineer,
Matrix Systems (Pvt) Ltd.,
Karachi - Pakistan