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    Replied To a Post in Is ASP.NET a good language to know for web development>?

    If you don't want to use any .NET languages, then ASP.NET won't be useful to you. There's a little bit of a dependency there. ;)
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    Replied To a Post in do you have source code grayscale to edge detection use vb.net? help me...

    I don't understand the question. Are you looking for a grayscale conversion and edge detection algorithm? Are you looking for some undefined range of image processing that includes those? Please …
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    Replied To a Post in Get and Set Modifier

    > Why can a private variable be accessed by a get and set modifier if its supposed to be private? Isnt a private variable supposed to be protected from modification …
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    Replied To a Post in C++ Program error!

    Your problem is known and common. Take a look at [this thread](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/90228/flushing-the-input-stream) for details and resolutions.
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    Replied To a Post in Suggestions on Data Structures and Algorithms

    > You can program and do not need to understand what algorithm/data structure is Actually you do, even if it's informally. Algorithms and data structures are the core of programming. …
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    Replied To a Post in C++ Program error!

    `getline` also gets input from the user...and from the same place (`cin`), which is the root of your problem.
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    Replied To a Post in String problem C++

    `cin>>x` reads the first word in the stream. `getline(cin,x)` reads the rest of the line. If there's nothing else on the line, `getline` won't read anything. It seems like you're …
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    Replied To a Post in C++ Program error!

    cin>>in; This reads the first word in the stream. getline(cin,in); This reads the rest of the line in the stream. Remove the `cin>>in;` line and getline should include all of …
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    > that would be ok if it doesn't have a spam signature? Not really, but it's far more of a judgment call than obvious signature spam. For a first offense …
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    > They re both alot alike, so which one would be better to learn? There you go. They're similar languages, and thus this makes it easier to learn both. So …
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    1. Adding arguments inline is faster, but more dangerous due to the ease of SQL injection attacks. Using parameters is safer, but a smidge less efficient. In this case your …
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    Replied To a Post in C++ Program error!

    I'll answer your question with another question: what does string.compare return and what does that value represent?
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    > The library user would never - ever include any of these files. Provided you can guarantee this, then it's only a question of transparency for maintenance programmers. All in …
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    > What if i put in the password is "8Aa9$" and i want it to be viewed as a strong password ? Even though it's not a strong password at …
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    Replied To a Post in Marking specific posts as a contribution to the answer

    While I agree in concept, in practice that would be too much to ask of the thread owner. Even the way things are we have problems getting thread owners to …
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    Yes. There are a number of APIs out there, including one that comes with Office, that will support this functionality.
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    Replied To a Post in c++ get free number from query result

    How does your database store slots? If the first available slot simply isn't present in the table, a simpler approach would be to query for used slots: select slot from …
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    Replied To a Post in Start running the C++ code with visual studio 2010

    Most likely your code is wrong in one or more places and needs to be fixed. You can expand the Errors tab or the Output tab to view errors and …
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    Replied To a Post in How to make a Translucent Button in vb.net?

    > Yes, but this is in C#. Don't know if it can be done in VB. Just as C# does not have all the possibilities of VB. That's in terms …
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    I'm reasonably sure (please correct me if I'm wrong) that VB6 isn't freely availably legally. As such, any discussion of acquiring a pirated copy is against Daniweb rules. Likewise with …
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    I don't have the code readily available at the moment, but I could have sworn that source file types were allowed, including `.txt` and `.java`. What browser are you using? …
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    Replied To a Post in Learn C Programming with examples

    Looks like the `void main` stuff has been fixed, but there's *no* exposition at all. Throwing code at beginners with no explanation won't accomplish much. While it's good to be …
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    > However, for the short term, the idea was to split this monster up into functionally related groups using the include mechanism. What I hope to learn here is if …
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    Input Employees What does Input accomplish when the variable is an array? FOR K = 1 Add 1 to Average Then Average is 0 at this point, so your loop …
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    Replied To a Post in Having trouble with if statements

    To elaborate a little bit, the `if` keyword and condition doesn't constitute a statement. To be described as a statement the body must be included. If the condition ends with …
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    Replied To a Post in Is 8 gb enough for web design and development?

    It somewhat depends on how much you do exactly with those tools and if you run them all at once. For example, Photoshop alone can be a massive resource hog. …
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    Daniweb is not a homework service. We expect *you* to write the code you need, but will assist with specific problems or questions you might have.
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    Replied To a Post in Software development,a wise choice of second career for an older woman?

    > Every job asked for a Bachelors plus a large handfull of other programming skills I was lacking. That's normal, unfortunately. HR departments are usually the first gatekeeper and will …
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    You may want to post in our viruses and malware forum, because it sounds like you've got something unsavory going down on the machine.
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    Replied To a Post in Releasing memory of a 2 dimentional pointer to arrays

    Very close, and conceptually you've got it perfect. The only problem is a mismatch of `new[]` and `delete` when releasing `a`. This is what you want: int **a; a = …
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    Replied To a Post in When to use std::array vs built in arrays

    At this point the only benefit of a built-in array would be slightly more concise declaration syntax. But the functional benefits of std::array blow that out of the water. As …
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    1. 15, for 18 years. 2. C#, C++, and C, presently. 3. Of course.
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    I'll let you know right now that "programming" courses and computer science tracks won't teach you jack diddly about being a software developer. However, a bachelor's or master's in computer …
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    > Flexera has a version called Install Shield LE which is free for Visual Studio owners. I heard a lot of whining about InstallShield LE and thought they were overreacting …
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    > They should be forced to pick a relevant forum -unless their question doesn't include any of the sub forums I'm having trouble thinking of a way to do this …
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    Far be it from me to put forth a logical fallacy (which guarantees that what follows will be exactly that, I'm well aware), but can you point out a forum …
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    Replied To a Post in Does VB.Net support 'self contained' apps ?

    Possible? Yes. Off the top of my head, I'd probably approach it as storing the settings in an embedded resource, then replacing that resource when settings change. However, this strikes …
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    Overly simplified, but first the language is designed, a grammar is devised, and then a compiler is written in another language. A common way to test a new language is …
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    "{\b Wenisday}" RTF is a formatting language, so you'd do well to look up the specification for what's possible and how to do it.
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    Replied To a Post in HOW THE PROGRAMS CRACKED ?

    > hmm, what's up with the flood of "I wanna be a script kiddie" style posts. To be fair, script kiddies don't care about how it's done, they just want …
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    > This would be to prevent people from trying to legally urge daniweb to remove content that the author wanted to revoke. Pretty much. The only pressure we tend to …
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    Replied To a Post in You need 1 post to unlock...

    > it protect you and the ones that using your site. Not really, it just saves us extra work. Daniweb's moderation team is easily the best I've ever seen, and …
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    > was the pseudocode put in the right order because I wasn't sure thats why I was trying to get hlp with this one I thought I did something very …
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    Replied To a Post in Swap 2 number without using third variable

    > Actually, if it implements tail recursion optimization, then you should be ok! Not really if the goal is to avoid memory use. TRO still introduces hidden variables. Fewer variables, …
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    Replied To a Post in pseudocoding

    > need help writing pseudocode You've already done it. Barring a minor inconsistency where you create one variable name but use another (ie. origprice/price and finalprice/final), what you've posted is …
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    Replied To a Post in Swap 2 number without using third variable

    > I actually can think of one way that does not require any extra variables, works for any datatype and is also very natural. There are no *explicit* variables, certainly. …
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    Replied To a Post in You need 1 post to unlock...

    > Besides, 5 posts, 5 days of membership, and 15 rep points is not that hard to earn. IIRC, it's 5 posts + 5 days *or* 15 reputation points. So …
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    Replied To a Post in Swap 2 number without using third variable

    While that may work in Java, it's horribly broken in C due to undefined behavior. Further, you've introduced a requirement to check for integer overflow. For all of the mental …
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    You realize when you have an actual exam, you won't be able to run for help, right?
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    Replied To a Post in The catch Function

    `catch` is a keyword in C++ (part of the exception handling mechanism), you can't use it as an identifier at all.

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