Beginners - C++ Forum - July 2008 (Page 4)

error: ambiguous call to overloaded function

Hi, I am trying to use pow function in my program and get the complier error saying: "ambiguous call to overloaded function". Can't figure out what I did wrong...

[2 replies] Last: First use [ code] around your code. Second, your parameters need... (by mikeb570)

by PSPMAN90

BASIC = C++ ? What are its similitudes and what are its differences?

Well I read some about BASIC and what I find out is like the pure or the most easiest code to start with. Is that true? Also I want to know: If Basic and C...

[3 replies] Last: Thanks Guys :D I will ask when I felt lost in this. :) Ok I'm going... (by PSPMAN90)

by Chrislee123

Image

I have an Image of the BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) I want to make a prank so when my friend opens this application the Blue Screen of Death pops up and he poo's...

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by ShadowGodz

Game Programming necessities

Hi. Very new to this. I've realized I want to create my own game and have been looking around. www.devmaster.net is where I started, as it is a large databas...

[3 replies] Last: Thank you both. You both gave me tips on the kind of stuff I'm beginn... (by ShadowGodz)

by alexcook

How to make a game in C++

hi, i was wondering if anyone knew of a good guide to making games in c++ i want to start with an easy type of game, like a maze or platform, i am only 11 so ma...

[6 replies] Last: If you are capable in C/C++, you should write some games using the sta... (by personjerry)

by anthony830121

simple textual minesweeper game

// MINESWEEPER void main() { int b; do { cout << "Enter number of squares per side (2 - 10)" << endl; ...

[4 replies] Last: I thought you couldn't have an array of a variable size? Like int b... (by personjerry)

by Chrislee123

Just need some assistance.

Heres the code for my Servey Programme. It records the answers that you say in a .txt file. #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <string> usin...

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by UG Cyber

Problems with TCP/IP

Hello, this is my second post so please bare with me....... I have made a server and a client that can send messages over UDP with DGRAM, but now i want to use...

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by kryptix

Where do I Start?!

Hello, I am VERY NEW to the programming field. I want to do game developement and so forth as a career but am not sure where to start. I am not sure if I have t...

[10 replies] Last: Hi this is my first day visiting this website and forums. I'm a begin... (by ShadowGodz)

by tapaditap

Problem with binary

I'm having a problem with retrieving records from my file just started programming over a month a go please help this is for my class project. I need to do del...

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by hartmannr76

Couple quickies....

Why would someone use cerr instead of cout? I saw it was error streams but wouldnt cout work fine? also... else { cerr << "Input e...

[2 replies] Last: And also std::clog, used for logging. (by helios)

by thek

Read from xls file (or mdb file)

Hi, New to the forum so be gentle ;-) I’m trying to create a program that reads an excel sheet (or even better a access database, but haven’t any info...

[7 replies] Last: Hi guys, Thanks for all your replies. I decided to make a binary... (by thek)

by Nandor

Lines in files

HI, I have a question:I have a function which creates for me file with a line of 100000 characters.When I open it in notepad,my line is divided into 10 other l...

[1 reply] : Ya. That's a limitation of notepad. Try opening with wordpad, only a s... (by elpis)

by gmazie

Opening files in a loop

Hello all, That's my first post in here so I'm not sure if I'm gonna be very clear. I hope I will. In C, I need to open a variable number of files stored in n...

[4 replies] Last: char fileName[ 20 ] ; (by gmazie)

by TheAlliedCentralAxis

???

#include <iostream> using namespace std; void initialize(int &firstInt, int &secondInt, char &aChar); void getHoursRate(double &hours, double &rate); d...

[17 replies] Last: helios: you need to put std::cout << function(); instead of std::... (by QWERTYman)

by kylespitz

If Then Trouble - expected a ';' before '_printf_'

Hi! I'm new (started trying to understand C this morning), and have been trying to modify Perl (the compiler, not a script) to not only output a message when a ...

[17 replies] Last: However, my real goal is to have perl delete a file when it doesn't co... (by kylespitz)

by Nandor

array limits

Hi, can somene tell what is the max number of element of an array?At 1mil I get an overflov error,but 0.5mil runs good.Bad actually,what is the limit of memory...

[8 replies] Last: #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { long l... (by Zaita)

by zozoa

Bytes to integer

Hello all. I use to program in VB,but decided recently to try also C++. I read the learning tutorial here which was very helpful. My question is,how can I co...

[5 replies] Last: @mayflower: That doesn't cover both endian types. I would suggest usin... (by Zaita)

by CPlusplusdna

Memory Usage

Hello, I have a program that I am writing and would like to know the memory requirements that it needs. Is there a way of determining this other than examini...

[5 replies] Last: @helios: I agree that Process Explorer/Task manager should be more tha... (by Zaita)

by danielmarc

Question on Price Calculation Program

I've just learned about classes and objects and I'm having trouble trying to calculate an order for a price of cookies, which is the goal of the program. The...

[2 replies] Last: Hi your program does not perform as requested. The function setPri... (by int main)

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