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Computer ID's for Licensing Purposes

31-Jan-12 21:33

In addition to the other Richard's comments, you should not use fixed value offsets in this way; it will lead to pain and tears very quickly.

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Bram van Kampen31-Jan-12 12:46

Bram van Kampen

31-Jan-12 12:46

Hi,

We issue Software licences on the basis of the Hardware Serial Number and Manufacturers Data stored in the Hard Disk Firmware of the primary disk that our Sotfware is stored on. My Step grandson was interested in learning the operational aspects of the App, so I tried to install it on his notepad. The Licence Aspect Failed, because our Standard Detection Software could not find a Physical Device for Drive 'C:\'

I am not aware of any licensing issues Microsoft had when releasing this version of Windows7 Does anyone know how to obtain similar Machine Identification Data on this type of hardware, that can be used for licencing purposes.

Regards,

Bram van Kampen

Re: Computer ID's for Licensing Purposes

Richard Andrew x6431-Jan-12 14:15

Richard Andrew x64

31-Jan-12 14:15

WMI is frequently used for this purpose.

The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.

Re: Computer ID's for Licensing Purposes

Bram van Kampen2-Feb-12 14:30

Bram van Kampen

2-Feb-12 14:30

Well,

Those Notepads have No HardDrive, and hence No HardDrive Serial Number, so the Obvious Alternative is the CPU Serial Number.

Richard Andrew x64 wrote:
WMI is frequently used for this purpose.

Well, Looked at that. WMI (as far as I can see, gives the Processor Make, Type, etc,etc,etc..., except The CPU Manufacturers Serial Number.

Thanks,
Smile | :)

Bram van Kampen

Radio button text color not set

MKC00231-Jan-12 5:57

MKC002

31-Jan-12 5:57

I have dialog base MFC application
Dialog box contains only one control(radio button)
to change the text color of radio button i use oncltcolor(WM_CTLCOLOR)
BUT it's now working
i am using xp theme
is there any solution

Richard MacCutchan31-Jan-12 21:30

31-Jan-12 21:30

MKC002 wrote:
BUT it's now working

I assume that should read not working, in which case you need to give more detail, including a snippet of your code showing where it is going wrong.

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MKC0021-Feb-12 7:18

MKC002

1-Feb-12 7:18

I have dialog base application, dialog box contains one radio button. to set the text color of radio button
HBRUSH CtestDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
......
// TODO: Change any attributes of the DC here
if (pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID() == IDC_RADIO1)
{
pDC->SetTextColor (RGB(128,0,0)); // blue

}
.....
}

This code works fine and radio button color gets changed
but if i use xp theme in this project then text color of radio button does not set.

To set xp theme, i add one custom resource which contains

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly
xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"
manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity
processorArchitecture="x86"
version="5.1.0.0"
type="win32"
name="testdlg.exe"/>
<description>testdlg</description>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
processorArchitecture="x86"/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

Richard MacCutchan1-Feb-12 7:40

1-Feb-12 7:40

I think you may need some extra code in your override, as described here[^].

BTW please use <pre> tags round your code snippets to make them more readable.

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MKC0022-Feb-12 19:29

MKC002

2-Feb-12 19:29

I tried to use given example but the text color for radio button does not set. The background color of radio button is set.

I noticed if i create a dialog box application in visual studio 2008,add one radio button and set its text color in OnCtlColor then the text color does not set.

modified 3-Feb-12 1:38am.

Richard MacCutchan2-Feb-12 22:54

Help! Use a sentence, positive and negative output, For example:1 -1 . 1000 -1000 Can use a formal parameters,Can't use loop

2-Feb-12 22:54

Unfortunately I do not have an MFC capable version of VS so I cannot test it myself.

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Cary Hill31-Jan-12 3:10

Cary Hill

31-Jan-12 3:10

Use a sentence, positive and negative output,
For example :
1 -1 2 -2 3 -3 4 -4 5 -5 ...... 1000 -1000
Can use a formal parameters, Can't use loop
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modified 1-Feb-12 11:01am.

Re: Help! Use a sentence, positive and negative output, For example:1 -1 . 1000 -1000 Can use a formal parameters,Can't use loop

Albert Holguin31-Jan-12 3:27

Albert Holguin

31-Jan-12 3:27

Try rephrasing this... don't understand what you're trying to do. Also, is this your homework? Sounds like it...

Re: Help! Use a sentence, positive and negative output, For example:1 -1 . 1000 -1000 Can use a formal parameters,Can't use loop

David Crow31-Jan-12 4:52

David Crow

31-Jan-12 4:52

What?

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Re: Help! Use a sentence, positive and negative output, For example:1 -1 . 1000 -1000 Can use a formal parameters,Can't use loop

jschell31-Jan-12 8:38

jschell

31-Jan-12 8:38

Cary Hill wrote:
Use a sentence,...

1. Review the notes from the last three classroom lectures.
2. Read the last chapter of the class text book.
3. Use the method from both of those to solve the problem.

Re: Help! Use a sentence, positive and negative output, For example:1 -1 . 1000 -1000 Can use a formal parameters,Can't use loop

Bram van Kampen31-Jan-12 11:55

Bram van Kampen

31-Jan-12 11:55

Bingo!
Sound Advice,
And Recyclable.

You could Add-

corrolary:
if still in the dark, do same for the previous chapters covered in the Class Text Book, An All Course Notes.

If after that you Still do not know how to ask a question, give up coding. You'll Never get there.

Cheers, Some people seem to think that all of us studied under the same curriculum, where given the same projects, so that we recognise their problem in a glance (we all solved the same question 20 years ago fterall), and that we are just petulent, by one of us not just posting our results to them.

I think it very doubtfull, that people who cannot formulate a problem at hand in a meaningful way, will ever become successful in software development.

Regards Smile | :)

Bram van Kampen

Re: Help! Use a sentence, positive and negative output, For example:1 -1 . 1000 -1000 Can use a formal parameters,Can't use loop

ThatsAlok31-Jan-12 19:02

ThatsAlok

31-Jan-12 19:02

nice advice!

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strange realization of StrToD()

a_matseevsky31-Jan-12 2:22

31-Jan-12 2:22

Once I have a long file with ascii text- long row of numbers. I used StrToD() to convert text to array of floating point numbers. I couldn't undrestand, why it works so slowly? Running it under debbugger, I realized what was the problem. This stupid function scanned the whole file, looking for null terminator! I think, there is no reason to scan long text string after set of chars, belonging to the first number has been obtained. Finally I had to write my own realisation of this function.

CPallini31-Jan-12 2:39

CPallini

31-Jan-12 2:39

strtod (that is the 'standard' C++ strtod, I never heard about StrToD) is not 'strange': it is a function satisfying its own requirements that are clearly explained, for instance here[^]. If it doesn't fit your needs, then, well, the right way is to write your own one (as you did).

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a_matseevsky31-Jan-12 3:37

31-Jan-12 3:37

You are right about lowercase: strtod(const char *nptr, char **endptr) returns floating point value and a pointer to the first char, that stops scanning. It means, that if I have for example such string "12.3 0.07" and give pointer to this string to strtod for eating, it will return me 12.3 and pointer to the next char after '3'. Thats all right, no objections. But name me one reason to scan THE WHOLE string??? Why do not stop scanning after four first chars? It is my non-humble opinion: it typical left-hand approach.

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C^hris L^osinger31-Jan-12 4:04

C^hris L^osinger

31-Jan-12 4:04

strtod uses strlen, internally - at least in VS2008.

but VS2010 fixes this, reportedly.

a_matseevsky31-Jan-12 6:10

31-Jan-12 6:10

I use VS2005. I like it and this example of strange behavior is the only one what I actually met. No matter, build-in assembler lets me write compact and efficient procedures, when and if I have need in extra performance.

JackDingler31-Jan-12 11:54

JackDingler

31-Jan-12 11:54

Looks like you found a bug.

a_matseevsky31-Jan-12 12:32