[lock] Forum Topics

Hello, I've just begun working with assembly so I'm sorry if this question is simplistic. I would like to implement an atomic add (for incrementing an array pointer). My code looks like this: int * ptr; int step; asm("lock add %1, %2;\n" :"=m"(ptr) :"m"(ptr),"r"(step) : ); But I'm getting an …

Hello, I wonder how we can use lock objects between 2 different applications. In the example below we can use lock objects to let only one thread to execute the code inside the lock object at a time. This works fine within one application. Now I wonder how we can …

I'm trying to make this as easy as possible but I'm stuck. Inside the for loop, if the input entered was not a number or wasn't valid, it moves on, but I don't want it to. I want it to repeat that interation. Is there a possible way to do …

Hi There. I joined here some three years ago when i created my ONE and ONLY Python program that actually functions as intended *YAY*, it's a little ugly and i've decided to return and learn more, improve it and maybe start up some new projects. I'm a little confused as …

Hi, I'm using SQL Enterprise Library (Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Sql) objects and I'm considering using a DbTransaction to execute multiple DbCommand(s) for inserts/updates in one transaction. Let's say these queries take a few minutes to execute, I do not want it to prevent another process from queries the same tables. Considering I do …

I've been looking for an app that could find a specific open window on the desktop and 'lock' it so can't be re-sized or moved (most likely by using the title bar value/property). Having had no luck, I was wondering if this can be done in c++? I used to …

I am using a DLL file as my license file for a VB.NET project and was wondering if there was a way to make it locked so notepad can't open it and edit the data stored in there. Thanks in advanced!

Consider those two function. When I load file, everything is fine, but then, when I want to save changes, the file is still being locked. Where is the catch? [CODE=C#] public static string Load(string loadPath = null) { string output; string file = loadPath == null ? _defaultFile : (_defaultFile …