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Hi all, I need some help on creating a file with name from user input like from textbox. i have the following code with the filename in textBox2->Text but i dont know how i can get it done. [CODE]string::size_type j = line.find_first_of( " \t", iter ); string found; found = …

Hi all, Could not work out if this belonged in the c++ forum, or the python forum.... Basically, I am writing an application in c++ which embeds python. The annoying thing is that I have no way of knowing in advance what version of python will be installed on a …

Hi all. I have found some tutorials online, I believe they were from some university classes, and one from a guy named Juan Soulie. I seem to have solved the bulk of my issues, yet have one last one-- that I can identify. For some reason that I still don't …

hi, does anyone know how to check if certain character is contained in the argument? for example: > foo /home/myname how should I check if the argument contains a "/" character? thanks

my program is supposed to be an 11 X 11 grid where a mouse is placed on the center square. I am to count all the squares touched (or untouched) until the mouse has occupied every square. I also need to count the number of times the mouse touches the …

I am almost finished making a black jack game and I was wondering how to solve this problem i have tried everything i know and it is all unsuccessful... I will copy and paste my code and show the problem see text below the code... Public Class Form1 Public YourCards …

Hi, I need to know how (if it is possible) to determine the sizeof a function... [code=c++] #include <iostream> using namespace std; int theFunction(); int theFunction() { int x = 0; return x; } int main() { cout << sizeof theFunction; cin.get(); return 0; } [/code] The above does not …

I have written code that is supposed to be an 11 X 11 grid. A mouse is placed on the center spot and until such time that it touches each and every square, the program will continue to run. I also need to count how many times the mouse touches …

Hi developers :) Actually, I'd like to introduce myself first, I'm Mohd. *Computer Engineer* still student :/ Actually, I really like this community, and I think I'll be active in the C++ section as I like it xDD back to my question :) Please can anyone help me doing this …

Hey guys... this is my first time working with assembler, so please be patient with me! I am currently taking a course in assembler and have had a couple of basic assignments so far (mainly number systems, adding subtracting, two's complements etc etc). This is my first major (you may …

Hi, this is my first post. Ive made a number game which is written in python 2.5 and have some problems with it: ------------------------------------- import random # You've got to guess 4 numbers between 0 and 30, if you one right the program will output "WINNER" and tell you the …

Hello, I have been writing a piece of code to pull a set of numbers out of a text file and store them in assorted int and double variables and int and double arrays. Currently my program does this and successfully stores all the values, however it returns a large …

dear bunch of developers, i have this JTable and i'm contructing it with a model object extended from a DefaultTableModel. The way i'm passing the data to it is by means of a vector: [CODE]public void setData(List<Object> data) { myTableModel.setDataVector(data); }[/CODE] ...and in my table model i have something like …

My program is acting really weird, it will run fine sometimes and other times it will just go into a constant loop and screw up. Heres the code of the part thats screwing up. void AmasiVillage() { CharacterLocationID = 1; system("cls"); cout << "\n"; cout << "\n"; cout << "\n"; …

Hello there, again! Well, once I solved the stupid bug I had in my first Python class ever, now I'm getting results I wasn't expecting. The problem is: I instantiated two objects of this class but, apparently, one of the objects is just a copy of the other. And if …

Hello, I am working on two separate programs because I was trying one differently. I got my other program’s issue solved but now I would like to complete this one. But I am little lost on the error because the data it is complaining about is part of the class. …

Hi all. I'm trying to write a "simple" program for a word game (something somewhat similar to Scrabble) and I got stopped by the task I tought to be easy enough to start with. I have a text file (Italiano.list) wich is a collection of italian words listed alphabetically as …

Hello, I have 3 major problems: 1) I am not sure if I am doing my static test method correctly. 2) I am not sure if the wagering class is actually checking the bankBalance and the wager 3) I have the following error, which I am not sure how to …

hi, i had a few unix questions that I am not sure about the answers. if anybody can give a try... that would be great. 1. In sed, when you do pattern matching, the largest pattern is always matched first, left to right. True or False 2. The command tr …

Hi all, I have done a word search within a text file and managed to find it on a particular line, but i dont know what to do so as to get the word/number directly after the searched word. e.g content with the text file sdakodjskfjsdkfjasook sample1. : ihavemakeit sdofjsdfjasfjsdkf …

[CODE] GetWindowText(hwContact, szContact, 256); strcpy(&szContact[strlen(szContact)], " - Conversation"); FindWindow(NULL, szContact); break; [/CODE] once its found the window of szContact, how can i bring that window to the front

Hooked Procedure Early Return In/External Trigger Hello, I've hooked into an application succesfully using WH_CALLWNDPROCRET or WH_CALLWNDPROC both give the same issue detailed below. In the hooked callback function I trigger my code by waiting for a spceific window message. Once the hooked callback function receives this message, my code …

Hi, I have created a project in VB6. How can make it SETUP / INSTALL kit? I have added some refferences and components as well. Thanks

Hello! I'm studying Python and wrote a very simple class to work with bidimensional arrays - just as an exercise. Before writing te class I played around with functions and they worked fine. When I tried to do the same using a class, things became strange... Okay, I wrote this …

I know this is a really sad question to ask, but please tell me... how and when should I ever use extern? I recall an example that Narue showed me but even if I read through the definition from MSDN.com as well as other sources, I still can't quite understand …

Ok, I would like to use a regular expression that I create dynamically to search and replace words in a file. For instance: import re fl = re.compile('abc|def|ghi') ts = 'xyz abc mno def' n = fl.search(ts) print n How would I find all matches in the string? So far, …

i have a header file and one of the function prototypes is [CODE]extern "C" LONGBOOL _stdcall LT360LIB_CmdValue(LONGINT Handle, LONGINT CmdID, char * ParamValue);[/CODE] and there is an example of using this code [CODE]z=LT360LIB_CmdValue(0, lt_Goto_CCW, "5.5");[/CODE] when i try this code it compile and builds correctly but when i run the …

I am making a Black jack game and i am trying to make it so that when my label which shows my current randomized valued which is "2,11" if this label = 10 then i would like it to randomize so that my picture box displays one of 3 randomized …

is it possible to pass custom eventargs in mouse click or double click eventhandler ? when i tried , it gave me an error about no overload method for double click in the designer.

first of all, what can i do to make my command works like the "ls, cp, mv" ? I always do vi myScript.sh and then chmod +x myScript.sh and I have to execute it like ./myScript.sh ,,, simply typing $myScript at the command promp will not work. Second question for …

hi all, i try to make array here but i didn't know how to make it? please help me.. best regards..

Please Check the code and reply what is wrong in the update code Try block is executed successfully........but it is not being updated. Public Class Form3 Dim cn As New Odbc.OdbcConnection("Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Server=localhost;Database=attend_ap; User=root;Password=;") Dim cmd, cmd2 As Odbc.OdbcCommand Dim adp, adp2 As Odbc.OdbcDataAdapter Dim ds, ds2 As New …

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a powerful library for communicating with USB jump drives? My attempts to locate a solution on Google have not provided much in terms of usefulness. I would simply like to read and write to the drive, perhaps even find the size of the …

Hi all, I have to write a synchronization utility which synchronizes a target folder with a source folder: i.e. I have the following source directory structure and would like to synchronize it. [code] C:\source\ | +----Folder_A | | | +---Folder_A1 | | | | | +---File_AA1.txt | | | +---FileA1.txt …

Just to introduce myself again, My name is Shaun and I'm a 21 year old engineering student with about... six weeks of c++ experience. I main concern isn't my ability to get the job done. I have enough Matlab experience and logical thinking to accomplish this task. My worry is …

hi all i was a able to create a .def file from lt360lib.dll using Borland C++ (impdef.exe) [CODE]LIBRARY LT360LIB.DLL EXPORTS LT360LIB_CloseLink @3 LT360LIB_Cmd @7 LT360LIB_CmdIndexValue @9 LT360LIB_CmdString @10 LT360LIB_CmdValue @8 LT360LIB_GetDllVerDate @1 LT360LIB_GetUsbFirmwareVerDate @6 LT360LIB_LinkedCnt @2 LT360LIB_OpenLinkCOM @5 LT360LIB_OpenLinkUSB @4 LT360LIB_ReadBinary @12 LT360LIB_WriteBinary @11 [/CODE] how can i convert this …

Hi i have a listview which is populated with a number of 'Appointments' and when selected this fills a number of lables with information. now on the first click it works fine and everything gets populated but when a different row is selected i get an error. the code im …

Hello All! I have a program in C# and I am trying to write it in C++. Somewhere in my app I have to run a command. In C++ I am trying to do it using system() To run the command I have to give the absolute path. For example: …

[code=C]#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> void showBoard(int pLife[],int pType[]) {// WORKS NO-TOUCHY! int i; printf("\n*-----------------------------------*\n"); printf("| | | | | | |\n"); for(i=0;i<=5;i++) {printf("| %d-%d ",pLife[i],pType[i]);} printf("|\n"); printf("| | | | | | |\n"); printf("|-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|\n"); printf("| | | | | | |\n"); for(i=6;i<=11;i++) {printf("| %d-%d ",pLife[i],pType[i]);} printf("|\n"); printf("| | | | …

simple questions, hopefully simple answers: How do i give a JButton the capability to accept a right click? When a JButton is being clicked it changes to a darker color, is there a way to make it a completely different color? i cannot find these answers in the API or …

Ok, I posted earlier and your suggestions worked fine, I had to rework the program a bit but it compiles now. The only problem is that it segfaults right away now. This is the gdb backtrace: [code] (gdb) backtrace full #0 0x95082630 in std::istream::sentry::sentry () No symbol table info available. …

Morning All, I would like to set a limit to a text box so that end user only can enter numbers from 1-32 and not more. I have setup a validation on keypress to make it only work with numbers i.e digits and nothing else however I am not sure …

I have to store my input values from function 1 into another array caled namesMore in function 2. Not to sure how to store into second array #include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; const int NR_PLAYERS = 4; void inputInformation(int goalsP[], int cardsR[], string names[]) { for(int i =0; …

Hi guys, I am using VB 2008 Express. I have created a form which has traditional "OK" and "Cancel" buttons on it. After I execute the program I point the mouse over the OK button or Cancel button (doesn't matter) to press but for some reason sand watch icon appears …

i have a dll "lt360lib.dll" and want to create a .lib file in order to link with it. when trying to create a .def file using impdef.exe that comes with c++ builder i get the following error "error lt360lib.dll: unknown filetype" by the way i enter the command using command …

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good resource online to learn the IDE of visual studio 2008. I have been using an older version (visual studio 6), I need to learn the 08 .net IDE. If any one has any suggestions on where to go online or even …

Okay, i am trying to figure out how to use the Continue, and Break flow controlls correctly, however i keep getting an error: [code]continue statement not within a loop or a switch break statement not within a loop or a switch[/code] My code: [code=C++]#include <cstdio> #include <cstdlib> #include <ctime> #include …

I have the following overloaded extraction operator function where I need to read values into an array. I keep on getting compile errors when I uncomment the: dayReport[i].dayOfMonth = dayP part. Could anyone point me to where I am going wrong. What I am trying to do is to read …

I'm a complete rookie with NetBeans, and that's unfortunate because this summer our Instructor wants us to use NetBeans throughout the entire course. I'd just like to know... how do I add existing files to a project? I've tried right-clicking the project folders to see if there was some kind …

I made a Class, and I am trying to change a variable (a variable that I set up at the beggining of the program) from inside a Class. But an error pops up and says: "local variable 'widget_stock_price' referenced before assignment" I made the variable "widget_stock_price" at the beggining of …