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Hi All, this morning I tried to open dbf file in FoxPro 2 and got an error 'FoxPro not a table error upon opening DBF file'. Re-booted the computer and still ...

[1 reply] : "Not a table" means more serious problem than TABLEVALIDATE can fix o... (by alanhale012)

by makivic614

8x8 RGB LED PWM matrix with TLC5947 which IC to use on the cathode end?

I made a simple LED matrix with shift registers in both row and col(anode and cathode). Now I want to build a 8x8 RGB PWM matrix so that I can control the c...

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by nsi

Eigen Slows down my Code Running

Dear C++ programmers! Does anybody have the experience that the C++ code runs significantly slower when using the Eigen library? Many thanks! nsi

[5 replies] Last: Try the following and see if it helps: - Compile for the native arch... (by mbozzi)

by Tyler T

Unicode character displaying on Windows 10 but not 7

In my program I used TextOut() to draw the unicode character \u2764 (heavy black heart, ❤). The font typeface was Lucida Handwriting. It worked fine if I'm ru...

[5 replies] Last: Tried it a safer way and used another font to display the heart charac... (by Tyler T)

by MaxIsBack

[ Help ] C++ getting a program MD5 Hash

I need some help with MD5, How can I get the MD5 hash of a program in C++. I saw a video made by Jackk Tutorials he makes a program that can get the MD5 hash...

[1 reply] : I can only find a answer for strings and such. What do you need it ... (by Thomas1965)

by user124

extracting embedded dll

I'm learning to extract a dll, embedded to an executable via .rc file like this: 1 BINARY MOVEABLE PURE "MyLib.dll" I'm ...

[1 reply] : Not sure where you found the code but it looks very odd. BINARY is not... (by Thomas1965)

by Tyler T

AlphaBlend() Failing with error code 87 Winapi

I have a layered window and I want to draw some text with transparency on it. I followed the guide here: https://theartofdev.com/2013/10/24/transparent-text-ren...

[3 replies] Last: See this: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd... (by coder777)

by mediawizrd

Need to create transparent window with visible boarder...

I have an application in which I need to create a window with the following attributes: - The window background is transparent (the client area is invisible, a...

[1 reply] : Have a look here. Though it's a dialog it might work with a window as ... (by Thomas1965)

by Fractal Cat

Transparency in toolbar icons/bitmaps

Hi, How can I add transparency to a bitmap or icon that I want to place into my program's toolbar ? FC.

[1 reply] : Transparency requires an alpha channel. For an example see this: http... (by coder777)

by Joekoder345

Static lib and projects on USB drive

I code a lot of related c++ console applications that could use a static library. I use several different desktops running visual studio express 2012. Since I j...

[1 reply] : I prefer to link the library code right into the executable so I don't... (by freddie1)

by Troaat

Tutorial: window in console main(), events

Before anything, I wanna say that it took me a while to piece it all together. I am very grateful for everyone who's posted bits here and there, and now it'...

[3 replies] Last: I will do just that, since now it came to me that it would be a good i... (by Troaat)

by Tony321

C++ winforms application Ask

I follow this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/21266502/5884674 guide to create C++ winforms application. I try to do it fresh with nice flat design (not with 3th ...

[1 reply] : Try this: protected: property System::Windows::Forms::CreateParams ... (by Thomas1965)

by Mite

QuickMail in c++

i used this quickmail library to use smtp in c++ in visual studio. But i gett error SMTPS not supported. Please help me. #include "quickmail.h" #incl...

[5 replies] Last: Thanks alot it helped (by Mite)

by Mite

Error for Mail program(Visual studio)

hi everyone isaw this code on stackoverflow....but when i used it in visual studio 12 i get the following errors: 1 IntelliSense: explicit type is missing ('i...

[10 replies] Last: Do you mean this? https://sourceforge.net/projects/libquickmail/ Many... (by kbw)

by ShiroAisu

Error using COM; IID_IFileOpenDialog not declared; GCC

Hello, I've been looking into learning the windows API lately (again), and I'm currently dealing with COM interfaces; when I try the examples in this page http...

[5 replies] Last: Hello guys, thank you for all the replies. It seems pretty clear that... (by ShiroAisu)

by stantonss00

Mysql/Cannot find the table

Hey guys, hoping someone smarter than me can help out here. I need to open Mysql database. But i cannot open it cause of this error: InnoDB: Cannot find th...

[3 replies] Last: It may be easier to check if the connection and re-establish it if nee... (by RichardRoss)

by erixliechtenstein

Trouble installing XLNT library (1,2)

Hello everyone, I am writing code which requires reading stuff from xls files and I settled on using the XLNT library. I did the following: - Configure a...

[32 replies] Last: continued... IDispatch* GetDispatchObject(IDispatch* pCallerObject,... (by freddie1)

by ASCII74oshua

Error 10051 Windows sockets connect()

I'm having trouble connecting to a bluetooth device in Windows Sockets 2. When I use the connect() function, it returns the error 10051, which according to MSDN...

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by ASCII74oshua

Problem with send function

Hello, recently I've been getting into the more complicated side of Windows Programming, and I am trying to make a TCP server. I can successfully create and con...

[4 replies] Last: putty has worked great for around 30 years or more. I suspect it is ... (by jonnin)

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