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I want to see if a certain word is in a text file, how do I go about that?

G'day, I've been googling for the last three weeks :eek: trying to get an example of a program larger than a simple "Hello World" that works inside it's own GUI. I've been working on the "GUI with calculator" in this same section of Daniweb, but as soon as I put …

Hi all, I have faced some problem ina coding. What I have to do is just to replace all "big" with "small" from the string " The world is big. there are big cities. Bigger city mean bigger population. Towns are getting smaller". My code is [code=c] #include<stdlib.h> #include<stdio.h> #include<string.h> …

Hi I've just picked up a copy of SAMS teach yourself C in 21 days (I dont think Ill finish it that quickly) because I wanted to get into programming. I've worked through the first chapter, but keep enountering a problem: my programs exit before I can see what they …

Can someone help me fix this? After I compile I get ilegal start of expression for the line that says public String getBook(). I cannot see why this is not allowed. My output should be as follows: Jane Doe Long night 12.5 Long Night by Jane Doe I am supposed …

How do i find the dimensions of a button? Example: I want to find the width of the start button, and the height and then assign them to seperate ints. int width=WindowWidth(Start); int height=WindowHeight(Start); The abbove functions are totally made up, so they are just examples...

Well, everyone, here I am again. (I'm becoming a familiar face, am I???):confused: I am working on an program in Borland C++ Builder 6 in which I have to create a program that asks the user for their name, what package they choose, and how many hours did they use. …

me again, I need help with that so called templates in C++, i need someone who can break it down to bits for me, i just read it today and i understand few of it, i understand that templates are used for substituting function overloading... but i was thinking that …

I have a csv file that I need to be able to read it into a struct array. I have read examples and they all match what I have. [code] [COLOR=#0000ff]void[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] ReadStudents ()[/COLOR] { fstream infile; [COLOR=#0000ff]int[/COLOR] i; infile.open ("c:\\students.txt"); [COLOR=#0000ff]for[/COLOR] (i =0; i < 20; i++) { infile >> …

Does anyone know if there's a way to make a larger entry box in Tkinter? I'm looking to allow users to enter comments at the end of my program, so there should be plenty of space.

Hi everyone I am relearning to use VB after taking classes almost 10 years ago. I am stumped on remebering how to open a file using a command button. I have created some forms using VB that I want to activate from a main menu. I have made them .exe …

Hi! I am doing program to calculate votes. its very simple but .......... up to what I did so far it doesn't want to calculate the first vote. Please tell me what i am missing? It's what i did so far.[code=c] char choice; int total, voting_station, votes,spoiltVote, totalA, totalB, totalC, …

[B]Good Day to All:[/B] [B]I need to know if there is a code snippet somewher that will allow me to take a users START DATE and give them a maximum of seven(7) for a END DATE.[/B] [B]Problem is, on my AIX box, we DO NOT HAVE THE Date::Calc Perl Module.[/B] …

I have a two dimensional array that I need to make into a global variable to be able to access it from other functions. I can't quite figure out what the correct syntax is. [code] [COLOR=#008000] [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]#include[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] "stdafx.h"[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]#include[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] <iostream>[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]#include[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] <fstream>[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]#include[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] <string>[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff] using[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]namespace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] std;[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff] void[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] …

:rolleyes: I need some one to define prime numbers for me A full definition, I am trying to write a program to determine wether a number is prime, print all prime numbers in a specific range ... e.t.c so i need a full definition of prime numbers, i know prime …

in c++ how do I get the size of a string array. sterlen(arrayname) does not work or size(arrayname) either. I am getting sterlen or size as idenitfier not found at compile time.

I would like to write a programme that can demonstrate how gravity work by showing bouncing balls on the screen- the idea is that the user can set the strength of the gravity, and then see how the balls react and bounce differently depending on how strong gravity is. I …

I'm working on a program where I'm reading a file and I have to count the number of entries in the file. Each entry takes up a different number of lines, but each entry is also separated by a '#'. I'm wanting to read through the file and count the …

:confused: please some1 can help me in writing a random number generator funtion......generates number from 1-10000...explain it..plz

I have started to solve them but no use, im a beginner :o with easy solution please,i will be greatful.. I hope that im didn't ask to much. Q1)Write a program that read two integer and determined and prints if the first is a multiple of the second? {Hint: Use …

I'm trying to switch from Turbo C++ to MSVC++, I've gotten most of the differences in coding and libraries worked out, though I keep getting this problem and I have tried to find a solution but I haven't been able to find one after 30 minutes of searching for it. …

Im trying to read some integers values from a text file. The problem is that first lines of the text files contains some text and only then theres the values that i want to read into variables , and i dont know how to get down three lines and then …

Is there any place that I can find what functions are available in what headder files? Dick

hello, I am using Visual Studio 2005. When I write come C++ code (using iostream header) I get this error when compiling c:\users\jan\documents\visual studio 2005\projects\lesso\lesso\main.cpp(1) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ioestream': No such file or directory What should I do?

I have been having difficulty trying to figure out how to read in data backwards. I get the idea, but have no idea how to properly code it since it is string data from a txt file. I was given the basic file to start with, but need to add …

Hey All i am making a connect four game. I have done most of the code but need help in some bits 1) Which is how to code to see if there a win from vertical, horizontal or diagonal. - The Grid is 7 by 7. - I no idea …

hi can anyone tell me what do we mean by: system( "PAUSE" ); and system( "CLS" ); in C++ thanks

Hi, I'm very new to C++ and I am getting the following error when I try to compile: [Linker error] undefined reference to `CSerial::CSerial()' [Linker error] undefined reference to `CSerial::Open(char const*, unsigned long, unsigned long, bool)' [Linker error] undefined reference to `CSerial::~CSerial()' . . . etc. This is the code …

i was just going through some source code and came across the directive [code] #pragma comment( lib, "irrlicht.lib" ); [/code] I got mixed and confusing answers when i read about it in the vc++ documentation. Could someone please explain clearly the purpose or necessity for such code? I do have …

Hey everyone, this is a big one. The question has asked that I define functions and then write the function main to test the functions I wrote. I keep getting the following error at my first cout in main: error C2679: binary '<<' : no operator found which takes a …

I was executing a simple core java application using JDK1.5 I wrote code and complied using javac it gave some errors that i fixed and at last it got complied successfully But when i tried to exeute it using java it gave me an error message Error in thread main.NoSuchMethodFound …

[code] void entry(int itemsales1[255][255], int itemcount1, string itemnames1[255]) { int count; char *days[]={"Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday"}; cout << "Enter item's name: "; cin >> itemnames1[itemcount1]; for (count = 0; count < 5; count++) { cout << "Enter " << days[count] << " sales: "; cin >> itemsales1[itemcount1][count]; } return(itemsales1, …

I can't figure out what I have wrong in teh following program. I am trying to count total characters, vowels, and consonants. I have even worked through it with a friend and neither of us can figure it out. The code follows: [code=cplusplus] #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <cstring> using …

I am creating a DefaultSingleSelectionModel subclass. Is there anyway to discover what component is the owner of the model from inside the model?

Hey all, I'm doing hw, and I did a desk-check for this program and got completely different answers than that of the computer when the program was put into the compiler. The question says to consider the function `defaultParam` void defaultParam ( int u , int v = 5 , …

Well, I happened to download Dev C++ on my laptop today ... I jus wrote a simple "Hello World" program .... but when I compile & run ... compilation is successful but the result window flashes & disappears ... Can anybody plz help me with this?????????? Also, how can I …

Hello, I wanna know if there is any way to make a window transparent using Win32 API Thanks in advance, Jan

Hey, I'm writting a program in C that is supposed to be a simple connect four game. I ran into problems when I tried to assign my array connects to a set value. The compiler gave me the error, Invalid indirection. Heres a little bit of the code where the …

[COLOR=#0000ff]Hi folks,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]I get this error message on this line when I try to count the amount of characters in a string. I wanted to count the characters so I can manipulate how the output is shown. It tells me no argument is made whereas I feel that the particular …

Ive been writing a DirectX application for some time and there has been a bug that I have been unable to fix, but this is to do wth the Windowsx API. I can run my DirectX application (Fullscreen) fine, but when I Minimise it then restore, fullscreen mode does not …

hello, everybody.... i am new to java programming........so my question may be childish i want to ask that.....in java all methods and variables are public... by default(opposite to c++).so why we are writing public static void main(String args[]).main method can be accesed from anywhere even if i dont write public …

Yes, this is homework. This is my first course in programming and I am having a problem translating what I know I need to do into code. I basically need to write a progam that reads a person's name in the following format: first name, then middle name or initial, …

I have an event handler for the Leave event of a text box, that checks that the user has entered an invalid value. It displays a message and tells the user that the value entered is wrong. But here's the trouble: after if displays the message, it still allows the …

[CODE]#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int a; cout<<"Enter a number"; cin>>a; [B]if(a=5)[/B] { cout<<"Five"; } else { cout<<"Not Five"; } } [/CODE] When I use the assignment, the result is always "five". I understand that a is assiged 5, but there is no statement to check for …

Hi i am a beginner in programming C++ language and am having a bug in the doubly linked list program. The problem is while printing the list in fwd direction the prgm prints the contents just fine. however while trying to print the list in reverse direction nothing gets printed. …

Can anyone explain why I am not getting any output from this code [code] int _tmain() { String *sym[] = {S"BA", S"CA", S"MS"}; int shares __gc[] = {25, 100, 30}, price __gc[] = {25, 31, 37}; Random *randomCurVal = new Random(); int purVal, curVal; int totalPurVal = 0, totalCurVal = …

Hello guyz i'm trying to write a stack program in C... Push one character onto the stack. Your function should have the prototype: void push(POINTER *Top,stackitem a); 2. Push a string of characters into a stack. Your function should have the prototype: void push_string(POINTER *Top,char *string); Your implementation should make …

This is what I have. I know I am missing something can you help [code = python]import string def main(): print "This program replaces 4 lettter words in a file with xxxx" # get the sequence of words from the file fname = raw_input("File to analyze: ") text = open(fname,'r').read() …

[COLOR=purple][B]I NEED HELP WITH THE 4-QUEENS PROBLEM.:rolleyes: [/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#800080]I HAVE TO BUILD A PROGRAM FOR 4 QUEENS SOLUTION USING C.......:?: [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#800080]FOR MY DATA STRUCTURE PROJECT.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#800080]CAN ANY1 HELP ME WITH THE SOLUTION FOR THIS....... I NEED THE PROGRAM......[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#800080]THE QUESTION IS THAT: [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#800080]U HAVE A 4*4 CHESSBOARD. PLACE …

Can anyone spot the semantic error in this triangular number calculator here? It correctly reports 21 as being a triangle number but incorrectly that 15 is not a triangle number. However if you input 15 as the first value entered it correctly says that 15 is a triangle number!! [code] …