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Hi All, Does anybody know how to [B]defragment windows registry[/B]. We googled and found several free tools doing the same.But no tool is having open source. One tool is there - '[U]UltraDefrag[/U]' which is open source tool written in 'C' for file defragmentation. Please provide help in searching open source/ …

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Hi all, How to find free physical memory... I am using new operator to allocate memory.. I tried GlobalMemoryStatus (windows api) to analyse the current free memory. new is giving exception still GlobalMemoryStatus shows sufficient free memory.. I am using visual studio 2005 for development. and I want to avoid …

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Hi all, How to find the free physical memory... actually i want to avoid the exception from new operator.. i have used the [B]GlobalMemoryStatus[/B] a windows api for this but new is giving exception still more memory available than i am allocating. I am using visual studio 2005 Please help …

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Well, i'm developing a program, ( API ) and i'd like to use a [url=http://www.snap2objects.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/6.jpg]non standar font,[/url] for some section of my program. My question is, how can i do this, i mean, i supose i have to install the font on the user pc, but how do i do …

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Write Your First Application On Win32 ===================================== What is Win32 :-) win32 is an plactform that like J2ME and J2SE means that it have it's memory model and have a architure and have those Applications programming interfaces to call to the operating system . Like the APIS in the java …

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Hi everybody, I'm looking for a way of getting a machine-specific string on windows, something like cpu or hard drive or bios serial #. It has to be implemented in c, not c++. I've already browsed the api quite a lot but I'm not sure (and I don't know windows …

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Proof-of-concept exploit code for a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting all versions of Windows—including Vista—has been posted on a Russian hacker forum, forcing Microsoft to activate its emergency response process. Mike Reavey, operations manager of the Microsoft Security Response Center, confirmed that the company is “closely monitoring” the public posting, which …

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Well first of all, hi, and thanks to all of you guys, cause this may be the first time I start a thread, but not the first time that one of you solve my problems. Anyway. I'm following an internet tutorial about API development, ( [url]http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/menus.html[/url] ) But rigth now …

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Hello I have been trying to make a function that can send the output data or any text to a network printer, I read many articles/posts about it but nothing is working, have been looking for almost a week... Whenever the program tries to use the printer function, it either …

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I'm trying to make a button to open a new form in a Win32 Forms App. Lets say the form I'm opening is called Form2 and the button is called button1. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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I have two code snippets basically I want a program to do color in the console but I only want it to run a certain function based on the compiler (I will use windows.h but my teacher will use conio.h because she uses Borland C++ 5.02 ) I have a …

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Hey, I am currently using code::blocks and I am basically creating everything by hand here (dialogs and all) I just need to know how I might go about loading up a dialog that I have created in my .rc (that is, getting it to pop up when I click a …

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I am writing a Windows API program. I noticed that WM_KEYDOWN message is not sent to the window procedure when I press Alt + Backspace. what message is sent when I press Alt + Backspace?

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Is this API striclty for 3d applications including sound and modeling etc.... or can you program windows forms as well? Just wondering

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Hello, I'm trying to get from the screen, the region, or rectangle (the coordinated) of the part that is being painted. For example when I move some window or I have some action on the screen I want to get only that part of the screen image that is being …

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So I've got this program I made, and I wanted to speed it up, using multithreading, to make use of my quad core. The program itself fully supports multithreading. The problem is, that when I'm running the program, using just one; CreateThread() it finishes in 6seconds, if I run 2 …

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Does anyone know if there are any issues in using the basic ODBC Api for database access on 64 bit Windows Vista/7 systems? This has been my preferred database access technology for a long time, and I'd prefer not moving to ADO or something else if I don't have to. …

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Hello Python community, I've just finished building an app with Python and I'd like to share my experiences and get some feedback. This was from scratch (no code templates) all the way to compile and distribution on a Windows environment. Now all my colleagues at work are using the app …

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Hello! I'm beginning learning C++ and I was wondering, does Visual Studio 6.0 support all of the language features or is it too outdated now? If so are there any free compilers/linkers that I can use for windows programming? I'm also worried about the windows API headers being outdated as …

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Hi guys, I'd really appreciate it if someone could look over my code and tell me why my JComboBox isn't working. I've got 3 Classes, 2 for the GUI, one for the standalone which the array is contained in. [CODE]import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.SwingUtilities; import …

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Hi all, I have two problems, the first being the most important: 1. I have a Win32 (Non-MFC) app with a window and a win32 menu on it (HMENU), and I've been searching all day for a way to display shortcuts (like "Ctrl+C") on the menu items. I know there's …

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I needed a way to buffer into memory an entire wav sound file to be played back a moments notice, as if for a game. So i created this class, simple instantiate it by passing to it a string and a bool indicating if you should buffer it to memory. …

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in Windows Task Manager --> Processes there is a list of running exe files. I am going to write a program that lists these running exe files. How can I obtain the list? I use Windows XP :$ & Windows API!:)

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when I right click a file ( with .ghh extension) a menu appears in Windows. How can I add a tab to it? when I select the tab my program runs & processes the file. (API programming)

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Hi, I've just installed GraphicsMagick-1.3.7 under MinGW on Windows Vista OS. I'm trying to compile an exemplary piece of code included in the documentation using the C++ API (Magick++). [code=c++] #include <string> #include <iostream> #include <Magick++.h> using namespace std; using namespace Magick; int main(int /*argc*/,char **/*argv*/) { try { // …

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I am building applications targeting Windows Mobile, I need to read and write files. I am not sure whether to use the C++ standard library (iostreams) or the Windows API (ReadFile(), WriteFile()...). I think the Windows API is faster than the C++ standard library, but they are not object oriented, …

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Hello, This is my first post here. I had learned c/c++ for about half a year, and hope now to move into win32 non-console programming. I use VC 6.0 as my IDE and had successfully created a simple "Hello World" project (built by VC 6.0) However, I do not know …

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Hi, I am using Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2 with g++ compiler. I recently made a DLL in c++ that shows a window using Windows API. I discovered that the text shown inside are large and bold, which aren't looking very good. I want to change this, so I used the following code …

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Ok so heres what I am trying to do to help you understand my question. I am making my WINAPI load hidden so it's not in the taskbar and is only running as a process using ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_HIDE) on case WM_CREATE: Now what I am trying to do is make …

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i successfully edited windows registry using java API... BUT THE PROBLEM IS whether i need to reboot os or not... because after editing it has no effect... if i need to reboot then how can i skip it(i strictly dont like to reboot...)... any java snippet available,, plz....

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Compiler: DEV BloodShed C++ (latest release) I am following this windows api tutorial and am at this step [url]http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/menus.html[/url] [CODE] //FILE: resource.h // the below code is in a resource.h file // as stated in the instructions. #define IDR_MYMENU 101 #define IDI_MYICON 201 #define ID_FILE_EXIT 9001 #define ID_STUFF_GO 9002 [/CODE] …

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How to create Floating Components for a Software ? I would like to create something like a Shooting Object and a Target, which is in itself a Desktop App. What kind of API should I use to create Objects which are Discrete parts of the same App unlike Windows... Thank …

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[B]Description[/B] I want to have a video conference system. [LIST=1] [*]That is the client-server model. [*]The client can send audio/video/document(like ppt.doc.xls..)/application sharing/chat functions. [*]The client's window can receive 16 videos(from other clients). [*]The client can work on windows platform. [*]The server can work on windows or linux(it's better). [*]The video …

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I need the Windows RTC API for a Voip software, someone know how I can get it?

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Hi, I'm new to this site and also to c++. I am currently in the process of learning c++ and would like the ability to read certain portions of a windows-based registry hive. I have found the source code for and compiled a working program that outputs all values within …

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In event driven programming windows os is passing message to all application thread for firing events. What i want to do is?? I want to receive all messages in my application which is generated by system to any application or any any thread. I know little bit about mouse hooking …

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I'm trying to create a simple application that is only supposed to be called by other applications. I've taken the concept from linux where you often have a application that depends on another, and then it does api-calls to that other application. The example I'm thinking about is libnotify which …

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Hi2all! What better use for working with databases in C + + and win32api? (static lib with source code, classes or simple source code, examples)

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First..Im very beginner with winsock and network programing.. Im doing a simple app that can act or as server or as client. What Im doing is that I open the app twice in the same computer, in one I choose server, and in the other client. With the server part, …

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Is there any other way besides Jawin to call Win32 API methods from within Java? I have the option of using C++ as im going to be using the API a fair amount however i'm also doing GUI stuff and i would prefer the Java GUI features over C++. If …

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Hi all, this is just curious question on C++ and winapi. I have heard that win32api is written in C and at the same time I have heard people saying that "light weight" applications can be written using API. This boggles my mind on how C++ works with C-based API. …

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Hello to all, I would like to ask if someone knows any way to display a .swf file in a Java application. I found this link about an API that allows that - [url]http://www.jpackages.com/jflashplayer/[/url] , but it's for Windows only (including some way of converting, so Mac would not be …

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I have learned c++ over a long period of time and i have decided to use it to create windows programs with it. Right now, I am just practicing. I have made a window with three menus at the top. when you click one of the menuitems, a dialog box …

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Hey, I was just wondering how do I make my edit boxes so that when the the tab button is hit the cursor will go on to the next edit box in windows API. I've done some research on functions that deal with the cursor but I can't string them …

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Hi, I am developing an ASP .NET website that needs to create images using a custom font. Obviously, to do this, I need the font installed on the web server. As I am using a hosting site, and I have no direct access to the server the site will be …

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First of all I'd like to congratulate you on the excellent community you have here. It is helpful and knowledgeable. I'm looking for a library that would allow me to make a video file (.avi, .mov, any file works) from bitmaps, or other image formats, on the mac. I have …

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I don't think I've ever successfully linked a library before. I'm using the Code::Blocks IDE and I have installed the Windows SDK. I've tried going to Settings -> Compiler & Debugger settings -> search directories tab and adding "...\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Include", but when I try and compile a simple source code …

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Hello all, I'm trying to learn how to make just a basic windows app with some buttons and text windows to make the programs I normally create and interface with through DOS a little more interesting. I'm following the tutorials at [url]http://www.winprog.org/tutorial[/url] and [url]http://www.functionx.com/win32/[/url] . I can manage to get …

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Hey guys ive been working on my first c# program and im finding it rather difficult at the moment. I have got as far as the code below, But i am having trouble getting it to send key strokes to either a specified process or a non active window by …

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