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Hey I'm a new member here. I just need some help. I need help with setting the path for python. I must set a path in Windows to the directory where the Python.exe is located so that I can execute Python script. I need to get the directory containing the …

Hi, I got a program and I am finished except for the last portion of the program. It is where I print the final seating chart. Can you help? Here is my code: [code]#include <iostream> using namespace std; const int NUMROWS = 7; const int NUMSEATS = 4; void initPlane(char …

When I mix managed with unmanaged code I get the compiler error: "'IDataObject' : ambiguous symbol". How do I resolve this? Thanks.

Hello I'm trying to test out a random number generator to see how the distribution is and I want to write the values I get from the number generator to a file. Can someone show me in a simple code how to do that, or a good website where I …

i cant belive that you have to have a .net framework on the computer to run the C# apps. because of this no my friends cant use them. there should be away around this does ne body know if there is?

Hello all, I'd like, very much, to understand linked-lists.I've read many texts on the subject and tried many source codes but none of them seemed to fit my needs (one from daniweb is pretty close but it's in C) so I, as desperate as I can be, beg you for …

As I said before im new to python and stink at math(great combination huh?) Well I've looked at Thinking in Tkinter but I still don't fully understand the concept of classes. Could you provide any help\tutorials on this subject? Help Appreciated :cheesy:

Python Version: 2.1 Platform: HP Windows XP I am using Python scripts generated by ArcGIS/ModelBuilder in order to automate geoprocesses. Currently I am calling a series of scripts from a batch file that is called by the task scheduler. My problem is if there is an error the process stops, …

hey friends i m facing one problem that on sever their is fedora core 4 and when ever temp(/tmp) is filled server go show. can any one provide me with the script that can automatically cleans up /tmp after some days or when temp is going to fill thanks

I wrote simple python program that rips, encodes, and gets song data from the cddb. I would like to give the user the option of customizing it to there taste. So I want to make a config file that I can store in /etc(linux fiel location). for example it would …

Ok new problem, I want to build off of a program I saw in a tutorial that has a "menu" and can calculate two different shapes. The two shapes are circle and rectangle. I've built it into a working order.(event bindings, buttons, area calculation programs) The program works all the …

I am ahving a problem with the do/while loop. When the YesNo function returns a yes, main() repeats;however, it prints out what is stored in the string from before. How do you clear the string in order to run the program over and over. Also, when the piglatin result is …

Ok I've gotten py2exe because I have friends that want to test my programs, but they don't want to download the python program. Well I have tried to run the compiler out of MS-DOS and the Python version of MS-DOS. But every time I wind up with an error. I …

I've been working on this code which generates random numbers, however I need it to generate random numbers between [B]5.15053396E-5[/B] and [B]0.013365[/B]. Is there a way to define rand() to only generate random numbers within this range? What I tried to do was to generate a number between 110607 - …

Hi all, Here's one that has me stumped. I'm trying to build a system shell with a Tkinter GUI in Python, and I can't figure out what to do with one of the widgets. Here's the program concept: I have two major widgets: a ScrolledText widget and an Entry widget. …

ok.. now that I know about the JOptionPane, I have one more question. How can you create a real executable program from the java code that u write. IT can be executed through JCreator or another java creator, but how can you make it so that its an actual java …

Hey there, i have been writing python scripts for about 4 months now so i am still very new at programming. that said, i need to build a gui app to handle some data manipulation from a database, set points, etc... what i would like is the easiest to learn …

Hey there, i have some python scripts that run with the cgi-module. all named whatever.py the thing is, firefox will open one that has a form on it, but not load the next one in line. it pops up a window that says what do you want me to do …

Is their a python module that can get the dimensions of a video file?

I have been trying to make a class based on Tk(). My code is such a mess, I would be embaressed to show you what I came up with. Here is what I am trying to do [code] class Window(Tk): fill in the code here win = Window() win.mainloop() [/code] …

As basic as this may be for you experienced programmers, this leaves me baffled. I have a copy of VB6 I obtained as an employee of a Microsoft Certified Solutions Provider, but it didn't come with the MSDN Library so I don';t have access to any online help (BTW, if …

I have been messing around with some scripts, and would soon like to start making a few gui apps. I plan on using either tkinter, or possibly pygame, or pygtk. Are there modules already built that will allow you to browse graphically? for instance, choosing a file, or directory, using …

I am having a tough time understanding what is going on in this following code [code=python] class Player(object): """ A player in a shooter game. """ def blast(self, enemy): print "The player blasts an enemy.\n" enemy.die() class Alien(object): """ An alien in a shooter game. """ def die(self): print "The …

hi every one i am doing this coursework where i have to design two class one is: Point2D, that models a two-dimensional point. The second class implement a class Oblong(rectangle) from a given specification and will require the use of the Point2D class. 1. A Oblong specifies an area in …

hello guys, i would like to ask again about this: i am trying to divide two large-digit numbers (up to say 100 digits) using C. I thought of one approach but trying to code it, it seems so complicated... can anyone help me give an algorithm or a code to …

Is there a way to get the day of the week when supplied with a date? Like November 11, 1911 may be a Monday?

Hi, can anybody help me? i am relatively new to C Programming. My question is : How do you create a program which will take a filename as an argument, check whether the file is present and open it (if the file is not present create that file). Thanks -Kartik

Hello, I started coding a little app for exploring the mandelbrot fractal. Hopefully someone here is familiar with it, and perhaps tried coding it in python. My problem is, as you will see if you try running my code, is that the generated image is NOT the mandelbrot (although it …

Im adding a specialised formula to a calculator, and it uses the Ln/ln function which is often on scientific calculators, how do i get this function to work in c++? The formula is as follows: 'formula: pl * (10*diff + 10*creat +2*lines) ------------------------------------------ 150 * (Ln(pl/1.5))' Can anyone help?

I am taking a C++ class, but I am having a real trouble understanding arrays which confuse me completely. This is the first time I take a programming class, so I really need help. I do not really understand how arrays are read and filled or how to use for …

I was wondering if anyone knows if any Python books that are availible,and where I might be able to purchase them?

I have looked through the forums for this and found several hits but none of them truly answered my question. How can I make a Python program an executable file that does not require my friends to have Python installed on their computers?

Hi every one, I need your help in this issue. Before I start maybe I can’t explain what I need very well because I don’t speak English. I need function in visual basic to switch the number of point in decimal. Basically how many points can I control it? “Routing

Hello all, I haven't used c++ for years and now I need it for school. I am running a fortran 77 code and I wanted to know if it is possible to write a program in c++ (That's the only language I know) that generates random numbers with decimals and …

Hello, this is my first posting to this site and i was just wondering if anyone out there could help me figure out some code for an assignment that i have to do. I've just started learning Assembler and this assignment has stumped me. I have attached a copy of …

Is there any place where you can find a complete list of python commands? I have googled and skimed through the tutorial and I can't find any place where I can find a complete list of python commands and examples on how to use them? If there isn't one I …

Ok here we go: I have to send data over TCP to a listening port, the other end has a server running expecting a login. I need to send 3 bytes 6b "k" , 16 , and 31. the equilvaltes to ku. When I send the data it is sending …

Hello, I got my last issue resolved, working great thanks to you guys. I have a wide variety of date formats that I need to parse into this format: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS (a mysql DATETIME type value).. I have tried: [code]post_date = time.strftime("%Y-%m%d %H:%M:%S", i.issued)[/code] However, this gives me: [code] Traceback …

Hello All, I am new to programming and have several books on starting out with C++. I was just curious if there was a publication that has a list of codes and there functions and Syntax. Perhaps with examples of how they are used. Kind of like an Encyclopedia? Thanks, …

Hello, This is my first python script, so I could use a little bit of help here. :) I'm using the 'Universal Feed Parser' ([url]http://feedparser.org/)[/url], and I have a list of feed URLs in a database which I would like to pull out and go through each of them. I …

Ok well i have tried manually creating jars and manifest files, none of which seemed to work. I recently discovered that you can create a jar through JCreater-Tools. I created the jar file and unzipped it to get the META-INF folder containing MANIFEST.MF. I modified the manifest file so that …

Hello, I am just messin around with this "A Simple Win32 GUI Introduction" snippet I found on this site. I am able to paste it in to a simple project in my Visual C++ application and run it. Basically it is just a blank window. It says you can play …

Im pretty new to java and I have created a couple simple programs... and I was just wandering how exactly to use textFields and textAreas. I have created a textfield before, but I need a simple textField that works like the windows prompt. I just want a textField that will …

First of all i hope i am posting this in the right place. Anyway, i have recently purchased a copy of sam's teach yourself c++ in 21 days (fourth edition.) and have realy gotten stuck into it with the dream of being able to create some cool programs. i want …

I have just started getting into python and so far it's all been very interesting and the help good to, but now i have ran into a problem. I'm sure it's very easy to solve but i just can't seem to figure it out or find anything on the web. …

Hi, I'm writing a client program that downloads data from an HTTP server via urllib, like so: [CODE]ufile = urllib.urlopen(urlstring) text = ufile.read() # Do stuff with text[/CODE] Nice and simple. Unfortunately, the server only accepts requests with a session ID embedded inside - and I don't know how to …

hi :) I need some help for this script I have -------------------- [CODE]cursor = conn.cursor() cursor.execute("select * from playlist limit 5") result = cursor.fetchall() # iterate through resultset playlist_txt = '' for record in result: mp3id = record[0] mp3_title = record[1] mp3_artist = record[2] playlist_txt += mp3id + mp3_title + …

i need to write a program that can count the number words the user enters and and the recurences of each letter. ex: Have a nice day Total words: 4 a = 3 d = 1 e = 2 ... Can't get the program i've writen so far to count …

So I had this nifty program on my calculator that I wrote that sloves quadratic equations for me. I decided it would be good practice to try and write it in C++. I've actually had 4 different versions, each one (atleast in my opinon) getting better than the last. When …

I recieved a warning error as below [C++ Warning] HMLP.cpp(4): W8058 Cannot create pre-compiled header: write failed which was refer to the code below #pragma hdrstop After check with help file in Borland C++ Builder 6 the statement was as below This warning is issued when pre-compiled headers are enabled …