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

console problem, running in background

i have a program where you can use the a and s keys to do mouse clicks, but the console that this program runs in has to be "highlighted" or clicked on for this...

[2 replies] Last: ok, well maybe i'll pick this project up once i understand windows a b... (by kartracer12)

by jcorral79

i need advice on how to write functions

I have to write a program that calculates the perimeter, semiperimeter, area and centroid of a triangle using coordinates input by user. Some of the requiremen...

[3 replies] Last: You can use global variables or pointers (if you have learned about po... (by Scipio)

by yandreiy

c++ simple problem

How i declar a global variable,i have a project, a header file and 2 .cpp files, and if i declare in header : int x; there will be a error if i use this 'x' in ...

[7 replies] Last: Thanks for the information. I'm not very familiair with self-created h... (by Scipio)

by appleCORE

for loop

hello im having trouble with getting my for loop to work. what it is supposed to do is display all the odd intergers from 1-13 and get the product of all of ...

[4 replies] Last: The code should: - Be put in main a main function - Have iostream in... (by Somelauw)

by sanzilla

Member functions inside struct

hi all , I am using the minGW C++ compiler with the DEV C++ ide on the windows vista , I just write this struct , but this is failling , I spend several hour...

[2 replies] Last: well , I don't know why I don't seen that . anyway need's more patien... (by sanzilla)

by CheesyBeefy

Optimizing code

I need help optimizing this code to be cleaner, faster, etc... Added a second code at top of the post, need advice for that one too :P. It works great now...

[18 replies] Last: Perhaps: int current; int prev; int prevprev; for(current = 1, ... (by QWERTYman)

by matt570

function does not take 0 arguments

Hey I'm trying to compile my program, but I cannot figure out this compile error, I've spent almost 2 hours now trying to figure it out. Heres the code : ...

[2 replies] Last: You mean line 235 :) (by Timaster)

by SoulReaver

Pointer to 2D Array into Function

Hey All, I've been away from programming for a little bit, and could use a little help here. Here is the code: void showMap(const int *map); int ma...

[3 replies] Last: In order to pass a 2-dimensional array to showMap, showMap has to hav... (by jsmith)

by cannsyl

Struct of Arrays and pointer manipulation

Ok I have the program all done, but when I compile to run I get this popup that says Project5.exe has encountered a problem and has to close...could someone ple...

[1 reply] : I don't know what this does: struct Donor { i... (by jsmith)

by CheesyBeefy

Arrow Key Identifiers

What is the name to identify an arrow key? For example, to have a switch statement with a case of an arrow key when using getch(); I was thinking it would be...

[8 replies] Last: Many of the "special" keys on a keyboard -- Up, Down, Left, Right, Hom... (by jsmith)

by putyoursoxon

Counting vowels program creating loop

ok so I'm not looking for anybody to write code for me, but I am rally confused with this and wonder if anybody can point me in the right direction, I have to w...

[14 replies] Last: Here is your code: #include <iostream> #include <string> usi... (by Scipio)

by Poke386

Problem with 2-D arrays

How does the following program work? #include<iostream> int main() { int a ={5,5,5,2,2,2,8,8,8}; for(int i=0;i<=2;i++) for(int j=1;j...

[9 replies] Last: Well, i dont fully understand what your code is trying to do. But it o... (by Scipio)

by TapaniS

Winnie - from Sourcecode

Hi, Would somebody please help me to get simple code (Winnie) work? This should be quite a simple one but I don't understand why can't I get it builded? ...

[10 replies] Last: Hi again, Thanks Bazzy! Now I got it! It works! Hmm... Obviousl... (by TapaniS)

by dronsf

Array homework question.

I have a new homework assignment that has to do with arrays. I am strugling to grasp the concept. I keep reading the chapter over and over but still don't know ...

[6 replies] Last: You'll have to return double as well, and your addition has a little m... (by Poke386)

by bluezor

Unable to calculate final score properly

Hello. I have made a dice game (that is also in the General C++ Programming section) but there is a problem with it. After each game, you get points according ...

[3 replies] Last: This is the new one. This copy was never posted in the General C++ Pro... (by bluezor)

by nram2323

Finding the GCD in C++ Program

Can someone write a quick program for me. The purpose of the program is to find the GCD(Greatest Common Denominator) of two integers that are inputed. All commo...

[11 replies] Last: here's a hint, I won' t write the code for you: the GCD of x and y ... (by grcunning)

by cascade384

for loop

Hey I'm having trouble getting the for loop to work, it's pretty similar to another for loop I did earlier only the previous worked fine. The count list is one ...

[4 replies] Last: I used [distance = .5 * 9.8 * pow(count,2.0);] instead of [distance = ... (by cascade384)

by krilin978

Strings logic!!

Write a function substring which accepts a string and construsts its substring as per the given star and end index.Write a program which accepts two strings x &...

[1 reply] : First read: http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/articles/1295/ Then rea... (by firedraco)

by Somelauw

iostream, fstream which do I need for handling files?

C++ is really confusing. #include <cstdlib> #include <iostream> //#include <fstream> #include <cstring> using namespace std; int crypt(char* file, fl...

[2 replies] Last: Thanks you are right: tellp and seekp are for input tellg and seekg ... (by Somelauw)

by jrock

selection sort

trying to call the function in ascending order i can't seem to get the output complier says something about "arrSelectionSort idenifier not found" #include...

[3 replies] Last: Again you didn't print them. (by Somelauw)

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