Windows Programming

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by sarahm

win32 window doesn't resize

Hello. I'm having a bit of a problem with creating a win32 window: the window shows up fine, but ca...

[5 replies] Last: if you open VS 2019 (I have not moved along yet) and start a new win... (by freddie1)

by volang

Shell commands from c++ without creating a new process every time?

Is there a way to run shell commands from c++ without creating a new process every time? E.g. have ...

[2 replies] Last: or & system("command1 & command2"); it may be possible to start a hea... (by jonnin)

by Alley

best way to configure / implement .NET web api, docker, mssql server

I come from an old way of doing this where we had connection strings in web.config or app.config. I'...

[1 reply] : I have no idea how to run .NET applications in a Docker container. But... (by kigar64551)

by Satoshi Yoda

Convert string to double

Good day! :3 Some time ago I had an issue with converting NaNs: https://www.cplusplus.com/forum/win...

[8 replies] Last: Note that with std::from_chars(), leading white space is not ignored! (by seeplus)

by kigar64551

Performance of memcpy() vs. "direct" memory access

Hello, I am working on a project where we need to compute the MD5 hash of a large block of memory (...

[8 replies] Last: That sounds right. These 'new' instructions are... really nice. (by jonnin)

by dodge55

Callback procedures in Child Windows

Do you have to have a separate callback procedure for each window you create? In other words, if I ...

[3 replies] Last: Here are some tutorials I've recently posted that would answer your qu... (by freddie1)

by dodge55

Enable/Disable ListView rows

I have an OverView window with 2 ListViews. In this OverView window, none of the ListView rows can ...

[7 replies] Last: The SetFocus didn't fix it, but the EnableWindow function is perfect. ... (by dodge55)

by volang

Problem with C++/PHP setup

My problem is partly c++, but also php. Nevertheless, I still hope that someone has time to take a l...

[2 replies] Last: Here is all the files used in the project. Nothing is excluded https:/... (by volang)

by dodge55

Font resizing/bold/italic on the fly

Is there a way to create a default version of a font (say Ariel) with CreateFont and then make chang...

[3 replies] Last: there is something called a LOGFONT that is either the underlying thin... (by jonnin)

by JLBorges

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#include <iostream> #include <fstream> int main() { if( std::ifstream file{ "empdepart.txt" } ...

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by dragon223

How do you login to a https server using C++?

Hello, I want to login to a http server and login to it using C++. If someone has a idea on how to d...

[3 replies] Last: Your English is fine. It all depends on the site. If it's CGI, you p... (by kbw)

by dodge55

hiding ListViews

Thanks to everyone's comments on prior Win32 questions as I go from an embedded world to Win32. Dif...

[3 replies] Last: yes, and an entirely hidden window 'scratch pad' can do wonders as som... (by jonnin)

by mbozzi

Why add zero to the result of sizeof?

Consider the macro definition below, from Microsoft's Visual C runtime. What is the purpose of addi...

[9 replies] Last: Cheers, guys! 4 Programming. (by c90a78)

by samuelgordon

So what should I do when I accidentally deleted Microsoft Visual C++ ?

I accidentally deleted Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable (x64) on my computer, making so...

[5 replies] Last: The size of the original VC++ 2010 redistributables, x86/x64, are a ha... (by Furry Guy)

by gameplanetworld

opening folders

hello so i wanted to open a folder using c++, i found a post already but that didn't work, it would ...

[9 replies] Last: nothing. its how you interpret "if anybody can help me with opening t... (by jonnin)

by dodge55

Using BitBlt

So,it looks like BitBlt captures an image from a specific place in a window, which allows you to dup...

[15 replies] Last: Yes, I know that. (by dodge55)

by retro 64K

trying to make a zsh-like shell for windows

hi, i'm trying to make a zsh-like shell for windows, but i'm having some trouble to do command parsi...

[14 replies] Last: yeah. (by retro 64K)

by dodge55

Scrollable Region - not entire window

I have some tabs (really menus) across the top of my window used to go to other windows. When I scr...

[5 replies] Last: I found the problem, but don't know why exactly. ScrollWindow and Scr... (by dodge55)

by ne555

aaa

you aren't using parameters... int select_key(); //consider `string encrypt_cipher(int key, string ...

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