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Question regarding Visual C++ redistributable

Zerox MXI13-Dec-08 2:26

13-Dec-08 2:26

Does the latest Visual C++ redistributable, 2008 SP1, contain cumulative binaries of earlier C++ binaries, for instance 2003 and 2005 ones?

Or each redistributable package is a standalone installation?

Regards.

Re: Question regarding Visual C++ redistributable

Stuart Dootson13-Dec-08 9:31

Stuart Dootson

13-Dec-08 9:31

The redistributable's download page[^] says:
The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ SP1 on a computer that does not have Visual C++ 2008 SP1 installed.

So I doubt it it's got any more than the C and C++ run-time libraries supplied with Visual C++ 2008 SP1.

You could of course download it and try installing it in a clean VM?

Shall we change button style of messagebox?

Le@rner13-Dec-08 0:37

Le@rner

13-Dec-08 0:37

Hi all,

in message box the buttons are looking as flat button i want to show button of message box like dialog box button,or xp style button.

is it possible.

please tell me .

i m waiting for your valuable suggestions.

thanks in advance.

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Re: Shall we change button style of messagebox?

Dr. Emmett Brown13-Dec-08 1:17

Dr. Emmett Brown

13-Dec-08 1:17

Message boxes are xp/vista style by default.
If you're seeing flat buttons maybe that's because of the parent window. Don't use HWND_DESKTOP (or 0) and make sure you have created and initialized the parent window to use.

Hope it helps Smile | :)

Re: Shall we change button style of messagebox?

Le@rner13-Dec-08 1:37

Le@rner

13-Dec-08 1:37

Thanks

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Re: Shall we change button style of messagebox?

Eytukan13-Dec-08 1:37

Eytukan

13-Dec-08 1:37

"_$h@nky_" wrote:
Shall we change button style of messagebox?

Yes we shall. When?

lol anyway you need something like MessageBoxIndirect API?

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system information

zon_cpp13-Dec-08 0:05

zon_cpp

13-Dec-08 0:05

Hi,
i want a simple code, to get some information of system.
windows type(x64 or x86 - version - service pack and ...) - cpu information
and ...
i am in a hurry for it Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

please help me,

Zo.Naderi-Iran

Re: system information

Le@rner13-Dec-08 1:11

Le@rner

13-Dec-08 1:11

check thi::
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/computerinfo.aspx[^]

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Re: system information

Hadi Dayvary14-Dec-08 7:19

Hadi Dayvary

14-Dec-08 7:19

Did that article help you?

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Re: system information

zon_cpp14-Dec-08 21:54

zon_cpp

14-Dec-08 21:54

hi!
no, i want a quick and simple way! Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Zo.Naderi-Iran

problem in THREAD TERMINATE

~Khatri Mitesh~12-Dec-08 23:01

~Khatri Mitesh~

12-Dec-08 23:01

Hi, All
I am Creating a Thread Using CreateThread() Function and in it's procedure I am performing my Task
But on a Specific Condition i want Terminate it and for it I am using TerminateThread() Function but it Return 0 Which indicate Failure as per msdn it require that my CreateThread() handle must have THREAD_TERMINATE access How Can i Set it?

Thanks
Mitesh

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khatrimitesh@hotmail.com
Bikaner (Rajasthan)
INDIA

Re: problem in THREAD TERMINATE

Cedric Moonen12-Dec-08 23:07

Cedric Moonen

12-Dec-08 23:07

~Khatri Mitesh~ wrote:
But on a Specific Condition i want Terminate it and for it I am using TerminateThread() Function

You should never end a thread this way. A much better approach is to simply set a flag that is checked regularly by your thread. When the flag is set, the thread knows it has to end and it will do it naturally (instead of being killed in the middle of something).

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Re: problem in THREAD TERMINATE

Jijo.Raj12-Dec-08 23:20

Jijo.Raj

12-Dec-08 23:20

You should never use TerminateThread(), since it can easly cause deadlock in your application. Check this[^] and the documentation from MSDN below.

MSDN: TerminateThread is a dangerous function that should only be used in the most extreme cases. You should call TerminateThread only if you know exactly what the target thread is doing, and you control all of the code that the target thread could possibly be running at the time of the termination. For example, TerminateThread can result in the following problems:

Well, you could use event object to implement same behavior. Well, in the mean while i found this thread[^] also. May be useful to you.

Regards,
Jijo.

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Re: problem in THREAD TERMINATE

CPallini13-Dec-08 7:17

CPallini

13-Dec-08 7:17

As previous replies stated, you should never call TerminateThread (since there are better ways to handle your scenario). Anyway, if you're stuck on your (bad) idea, what about reading the documentation [^]?

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multimedia timers synchronization

anilaabc12-Dec-08 17:59

anilaabc

12-Dec-08 17:59

we have four threads which have to call with milliseconds interval (66.67ms,200ms,10ms,100ms these are time intervals for resuming threads)

"windows timers" does not provide accuracy (perfect) by using windows timers results are not well accurate but if we use multimedia timers then there is problem of synchronization. processor does not takes windows event (mean mouse click or key pressed or repaint window etc etc these event take log time of interval to process )

we need much accuracy and fast user intraction with my application (mean click and key press etc etc)
what can be solution? and how can sychronize windows events with multimedia timers??

Re: multimedia timers synchronization

Stuart Dootson13-Dec-08 1:56

Stuart Dootson

13-Dec-08 1:56

Are you trying to pass multimedia timer events into your window handling code or the other way round?

If it's the first option and you're using timerSetEvent, you could do this:

For each timer events, create a kernel event.
Create the the timer event using the flag TIME_CALLBACK_EVENT_SET and pass the kernel event handle as the callback procedure.
Create a thread with a function that (in a loop) does a WaitForMultipleObjects, waiting for any one of the kernel events set by the timers.
When an event is detected in the thread function, POST a window message as appropriate.

The general pattern of setting kernel events with timer events allows you to transfer the timer event into another thread.

BTW - do you realise that the multimedia timer API is obsolete and could easily disappear soon? You might be better off using timer queues (see this article for a description[^]) that, as far as I can tell, have the same resolution and accuracy as multimedia timers. Also, it looks like they're better tied into the Windows synchronisation functionality.

Re: multimedia timers synchronization

Mark Salsbery13-Dec-08 7:16

Mark Salsbery

13-Dec-08 7:16