BlackPhoenix

Hi everybody, I'm interested in creating a web crawler, but can't really settle on what I'd like the program to do. It's more of an exercise in the technology, and expanding it to achieve new, great things. I am proficient in Python, so I will naturally be using that language, …

Hi everybody. As of now, my server will accept clients in a loop, and will pass those clients off into a new windows thread. Inside the thread, the server will be able to receive any data each client may send. When a client connects, the clientsConnected variable increments. So when …

Hi, I plan to install an SFTP server on one of our domain servers, but beforehand I wanted to setup a dummy server on one of my local workstations. I used [U]OpenSSH [/U]to setup a home location with the folder named [B]SSHTestBed[/B], full path: C:\SSHTestBed I also created a new …

Hi, Our company is in the middle of relocating to a new building the next town over. We have already begun moving servers over during the weekends, and this weekend we plan to move over the Exchange Server. As you may know, the Exchange Server is probably the biggest move …

Well, right now i'm using linux, but i've heard that windows is really best for programing videogames ( on c++ ) well, wich O.S. do you think is the best? P.D. Sorry for the bad english jeje :$

I have a background in python and I'm looking for a new language. I am almost only interested in making games. I have come to 2 languages. C# and Action Script. C# because Microsoft allows you to make Indie XBLA games programmed in C# ONLY. Action Script so I can …

Hi, I'm in the process of creating a program that will allow any client connected to a simple server to voice chat. To start small, I only want the server to play the sound it is receiving from the clients -- the server will not be sending voice to any …

Hi everyone, I am in the process of learning how to use select to run a server that can handle multiple clients. I have not been able to find any server examples which implement Try/Catch Exception errors, which I believe is the root of my problems. Basically the server works …

Hi everyone, having trouble coming up with the right code for 8 directional movement [ up, upright, right, downright, down, downleft, left, upleft] My keypress handling is: [CODE] if event.type == KEYDOWN: if event.key == K_LEFT: player.moveLeft = True player.moveRight = False if event.key == K_RIGHT: player.moveRight = True player.moveLeft …

Hello everyone, I hate to be a bother, but I'm having some difficulty figuring this out. Through an AJAX implementation, I am receiving a SQL Query result that has: [LIST=1] [*]An object's attribute delimited by a comma [*]An entire object (database row) delimited by a colon [/LIST] This is an …

Hi everyone, As the title of my topic says, I created a javascript loop that had some PHP code inside of it, hoping that every time the javascript function ran, it would re-call the PHP code inside of it. Turns out my hopes failed - the PHP code is only …

[B]Title:[/B] WinSock connect() problem. Client thinks it is connected even when Server is down As of right now, my program incorrectly displays the status of the connecting socket. Because of the if statements seen below, even when the server is down, my friends can access a part of the program …

Forgive me for making a topic that has the potential of being too broad. I will do my best to avoid generalizations and get to the point. I have a development team that is experienced in C++, some Java, PHP, and SQL databases. We are trying to create a web …

[b][color=#990000]This program is copy & paste ready![/color][/b] [b]INTRODUCTION[/b] As the description of my topic says, I can almost taste the fruits of my labor. Journeying up, down, and around the Internet, I have searched, read, and studied various documents and tutorials to finally understand vectors enough to implement them into …

I have a few nice ideas for a game that i would like to make, involving some, what i see as, pretty advanced coding requirements. all i would like is a site with some nice begginer tutorials, i think i can take it from there, also your favorite program or …

I'm working on a project. It involves networked code, so I wanted to send it to a friend to test it with. I sent him only the .exe in my Debug folder, and it had an error on opening. It said something similar to "can not open because side-by-side config …

Hi everyone, I have an [U]extremely complex topic[/U] to discuss/ask about. I'm hoping what I have already done is the WRONG way to do it, so that I can implement a more simplistic approach to this issue. To start, here is some background information on my project. I want to …

Hello everyone, I have been studying SDL for some time now, and would like to exercise my brain a bit. I think this particular challenge would be lots of fun, and I'd love to show off whatever I achieve when finished. [B]Basic 2D maps[/B] Creating a basic 2D map (for …

Hi guys, Posted about a week ago saying I was re-learning Java and slowly making my way from basic console stuff to 2D graphics. Well after a good deal of learning about applets and threads, drawing 2D shapes, and double buffering, I decided to remake "Pong", at least a crappy …

I tried my hand at C++ client/server programs, but they were extremely difficult, even with the "best tutorial" on the Web (Beej's). I could get a basic client/server program going, but it was with "blocking sockets", and all I knew how to do was get the server to send a …

Hi, Is it possible to have Flash query a MySQL database, retrieve the data, and then do whatever it wants with the data (stored in a variable, or displayed to the screen in a text box perhaps) ? Is it challenging? If I can achieve this, I could perform a …

Let me explain myself, and then hopefully you can tell me a better solution. I have paid web hosting (only $2.50/mo) and in the process of learning PHP, have learned how to work with MySQL databases. I was wondering if it is possible to create a program in C++ that …

Hi, [B][I am experienced][/B] I would like to create a virtual 3D world. I am familiar with SDL and 2d graphics programming. I am experienced with C++ and I know a little Java (I have enough programming experience to learn a language quickly). I am familiar with the traditional game …

I've spent a few hours tonight reviewing basic java syntax, but did not learn how to create applets or windows. I was reading tutorials on java3D, but sadly they were all pretty bad.. They didn't explain what was going on, and were using classes extending Applet and other java libraries …

I want to start graphics programming. I do SDL in C++, and took a look at OpenGL in C++, but it was like reading Greek! What functions handle graphics programming in Java? I am not very good at Java, and would like to bring it up to the level my …

Hi, [B][I am experienced][/B] I would like to create a virtual 3D world. I am familiar with SDL and 2d graphics programming. I am experienced with C++ and I know a little Java (I have enough programming experience to learn a language quickly). I am familiar with the traditional game …

Hi everyone, I am trying to create a system that will allow me to update the browsers of each client (person) currently viewing a webpage. Don't worry so much about why I am wanting to do this, but please critique my 2 solutions, and tell me which one is the …

Hi everyone I have an idea for something but not sure which method would work best to provide the desired result. Let's say I have a database up and running, storing data for 2 users (php and mysql). What I want to achieve is: having 2 clients on the page …