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I may well have to learn C and/or C++, run as an interpreter on Excel spreadsheets ( though not ChExcel or anything downloadable from the net ). First question is the relationship between C and C++. I understand that C++ is a 'superset' of C. Does this mean it is …

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The other Windows 8 issue to be careful of is 32-bit vs. 64-bit. I was delighted last week to download 8 Pro from a CD and then upgrade online to 8.1. Problem now is that the version in question only has 32-bits even though my desktop is 64-bit. Certainly if …

Today when I enter 'ipconfig' as a Command Prompt I get a message : 'ipconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. It was OK the other day. ( This time I'm trying to check the OUI on my MAC address, since you …

While I am reasonably familiar with the use of threads in Java ( or at least the syntax ), the question is exactly when should they should be used and in particular how 'fast' things must be before you use them ? I had thought they were used to prevent …

[I]ps. I LOVE the fact that you comment your ending "}"s!!![/I] One more 'guilty' plea here. But I go one step further and make sure the '}' is DIRECTLY under the matching '{'. Which is NOT always done on the code shown here. Elementary requirement in terms of readibility, imo.

My Java instructor yesterday gave us a sample test. One line that surprised me was something like [B] if ( m2++ < 10 ) { ………[/B] iow the first thing done is , in effect m2 = m2 + 1, an ASSIGNMENT. Whether the instructor ever actually discussed this in …

In my code I am trying to draw/define a line but despite my best efforts I cannot make it appear as thick as I would like. To be more exact I cannot do that INSIDE A GROUP BOX, although outside that box the definition is exactly as required. The full …

Is it possible that when a user clicks, the fact that she may have clicked on two overlappping labels, for instance, be responded to ? In other words could the Sub for a click on Label1 check that Label2 has actually been clicked simultaneously ? Thanks.

Create A New Project as a Windows Form Application. Create any object, such as a text box, in that application. Look at the Properties of this text box. Its Font is set to a default. With a value that is incorrect. How do I change this default to the correct …

I am formally studying VB.NET and the teacher has temporarily left us with a textbook to study. In a chapter on Arrays an example of actual code is given, as shown at the bottom here. We use Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express edition for our code. However a simple Copy&Paste …