Re: Delete object, necessaray?? - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

doneirik14-Dec-04 2:19

14-Dec-04 2:19

I´m writing an application that is communicating with an external device through the serial port (programming in VC++ .net with createfield etc). I am sending some characters to the device, end expect to get an answer. The problem is that I always get more characters back than I should.
I expect the characters “22001C” however, depending on the values of WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier and WriteTotalTimeoutConstant I get replies like: “222001C” , “220001C” and “220011C” , always a character too much.
I think it is a problem with the timeout configurations, but I´m not sure, as I am just a beginner to c++.

Does anybody have a clue as to what might be the problem, and how to solve it ??

Best regards
doneirik

Re: serial comm timeout problem?

Roger Stoltz14-Dec-04 4:30

Roger Stoltz

14-Dec-04 4:30

If there is a problem with the data reception, I doubt the problem has anything to do with the timeout values for writing.
If the received data differs depending on your writing timeout values it's more likely you have a timing problem accessing the port.
If you have opened the port non-overlapped a reading operation will prevent a writing operation until it reaches its timeout and vice versa.

Are you sure that no other signals have to be manipulated such as DTR and/or RTS? Usually they have, try with HyperTerminal which sets both RTS and DTR to active state if you select no handshaking.
This is easily done with the DCB struct and SetCommState.

To nail down the real problem, try this:
1. Do not use read/write timeouts. MSDN tells you how to set this up.
2. Connect to another PC or COM-port and open it with HyperTerminal, see if you can receive expected data sent from HT.
Alternate 2: create a loop-back by connecting Rx and Tx (pin 2 and 3) and see if you can read the data you are sending.

Hope this helps
--
Roger

Delete object, necessaray??

tpndtbk14-Dec-04 2:15

tpndtbk

14-Dec-04 2:15

Hi all,
Is it necessary to delete an object by calling
delete object;
or the object will be automatically deleted if there's no variable assigned to it?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Re: Delete object, necessaray??

Maximilien14-Dec-04 2:27

Maximilien

14-Dec-04 2:27

yes.

if there's no variable assigned to it?

more so in that case ... me think that if you have allocated objects hanging around, you would need to clean them up.

how do you have them ? calling a function that allocates something and return it and you don't use it ?

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Re: Delete object, necessaray??

V.14-Dec-04 3:00

14-Dec-04 3:00

if you use new you call delete ALWAYS.

Even better would be to do this:

Object *x = new Object();<br />
<br />
//... do things with x<br />
<br />
delete x;<br />
x = NULL;

This way you do not accidentally call x that points to something else than Object. (because the memory to which the pointer points to is overwritten)

good luck.

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Re: Delete object, necessaray??

toxcct14-Dec-04 4:29

toxcct

14-Dec-04 4:29

V. wrote:
if you use new you call delete ALWAYS.

wrong. Windows can do it itself, but that's a very bad way to program...

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Re: Delete object, necessaray??

V.14-Dec-04 4:38

14-Dec-04 4:38

ok I correct myself:

If you're a good programmerand if you use new you call delete ALWAYS Big Grin | :-D

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Re: Delete object, necessaray??

toxcct14-Dec-04 4:53

toxcct

14-Dec-04 4:53

much better ! Big Grin | :-D

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Re: Delete object, necessaray??

David Crow14-Dec-04 5:24

David Crow

14-Dec-04 5:24

toxcct wrote:
Windows can do it itself...

Only if the application exits or is terminated. Things like services are designed to run for long periods of time so a call to delete is a requirement.

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Re: Delete object, necessaray??

tpndtbk14-Dec-04 3:30

tpndtbk

14-Dec-04 3:30

Thank you for your help.

Another related question..
if I have the class:

class ObjectA
{
ObjectB b;
}

ObjectA a = new objectA();
When i detele ObjectA (delete a), do I have to delete ObjectB (delete b)? or is it implicitly deleted?

Re: Delete object, necessaray??

tpndtbk14-Dec-04 3:34

tpndtbk

14-Dec-04 3:34

And in the following case:

I have
ObjectA a = new ObjectA();

//...

Do I have to delete a (delete a) before I create a new ObjectA and assign it to a??
a = new ObjectA();

Re: Delete object, necessaray??

Jon Hulatt14-Dec-04 4:19

Jon Hulatt

14-Dec-04 4:19

It seems like you need to do some reading on memory allocation in C / C++

When you declare an object like this:-

ObjectA theObject;

It is created for you, and it will be removed automatically when it goes out of scope.

When you declare an object like this:-

ObjectA *thePointerToObject = new ObjectA();

You are doing three things:- creating a pointer (which will be removed for you), creating a new instance of ObjectA (which it is your duty to clean up), and setting your new pointer to point to the new object.

This really is basic C++. *Any* C++ tutorial book/site will explain this; go out there are read up!

using System.Beer;

Re: Delete object, necessaray??

David Crow14-Dec-04 5:36

David Crow

14-Dec-04 5:36

Stack-based variables, as opposed to heap-based variables (i.e., those created with new), are cleaned up when the variable goes out of scope.

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Re: Delete object, necessaray??

toxcct14-Dec-04 4:36

toxcct

14-Dec-04 4:36

you should never wonder if the system will perform such operation for you. if you own the object, then take use to delete it when you don't need it anymore.
if one day you come to work on poor operating systems which don't do this for you, or worse, systems that don't have any OS, you will have serious lacks of memory !!!
think of it...

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a ftp server where download XP for free

Anonymous14-Dec-04 1:21

Anonymous

14-Dec-04 1:21

i am looking for a ftp server where i can download windows xp for free because i need to reinstall xp and dont have a copy

Re: a ftp server where download XP for free

Antony M Kancidrowski14-Dec-04 1:42

Antony M Kancidrowski

14-Dec-04 1:42

Wrong forum

Ant.

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Re: a ftp server where download XP for free

Jon Hulatt14-Dec-04 4:20

Jon Hulatt

14-Dec-04 4:20

Wrong site and attitude too.

using System.Beer;

Re: a ftp server where download XP for free

toxcct14-Dec-04 4:27

toxcct

14-Dec-04 4:27

give me your names and address, i'll send it to you... Laugh | :laugh:

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Serialization

AslFunky14-Dec-04 1:17

AslFunky

14-Dec-04 1:17

HI people;),
Please help me out with this one.
I was working on a project for creating a Text Editor.
Everything was going on fine, until i serialized my data.
What i am doing is that i have an CArray of CString, so that a particular index in the array represents one line of the text-editor.
While serializing, i have to use a loop to write the CString of every index of the array to a file. But the problem with serializing is that it breaks out of the loop, when it encounters a \n. In my program, each line is ended by a \r\n.
I have even tried using Write of CArchive. But it doesn't work.
Is there any way in which i could serialize my data to the file?
Cry | :((

Help.... SOS..... Cry | :((

Thanks in advance. Smile | :)

AslFunky

Re: Serialization

Ravi Bhavnani14-Dec-04 7:52

Ravi Bhavnani

14-Dec-04 7:52

My serialization tutorial[^] may help.

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Capturing BitMap using DirectShow

tspramod14-Dec-04 1:10

tspramod

14-Dec-04 1:10

Using DirectShow , If i need to capture bitmap from Live video
what is the interface i need to use..??

Also, Is there any interface thru which i can the id of the connected hardware
( webcam or handycam in my case..!! )

Thanks in advance,
Pramod.

rotating a bitmap

Arrun13-Dec-04 23:55

Arrun

13-Dec-04 23:55

hi I am doing a pattern matching program uisng MFC, could anyone help me with the equations thats necessary to rotate the bitmap.

Re: rotating a bitmap

namaskaaram14-Dec-04 0:39

namaskaaram

14-Dec-04 0:39

i think there r already functionz that do those.....
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/_gdiplus_rotating_reflecting_and_skewing_images_usecsharp.asp[^]

hope that helpz!!!!!
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Exception in CPropertySheet::OnInitDialog()

Avya13-Dec-04 23:52

Avya

13-Dec-04 23:52

Hi all...
plz read it completely...may be it will be helpfull for you also...

I am facing one problem, I get exception in the InitDialog of CPropertySheet()...

I have a Class named CXPropertySheet which is derived from CPropertySheet, I need this class because I want some extra effects and capabilites in property pages and propertysheet, like resizability painting background color etc...
I also have one class derived from CTabCtrl, which I use to paint tab buttons on tab control. I subclass this class to tab control of CXPropertySheet...

in the InitDialog of main dialog...
m_pPropertySheet = new CXPropertySheet("Logkey", this);
//++ Add pages to the property sheet
m_pPropertySheet->AddPage(&m_firstPage);
m_pPropertySheet->AddPage(&m_secondPage);
.
.
//++ display the property sheet...
m_pPropertySheet->Create(this, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE);
//++ Modify the style,
m_pPropertySheet->ModifyStyleEx(0, WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT);
m_pPropertySheet->ModifyStyle(0, DS_CONTROL);
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

In the InitDialog of the CXPropertySheet....to make it resizable…I wrote this code…

// I get exception here...
writeToTrace("CPropertySheet::OnInitDialog");
BOOL bResult = CPropertySheet::OnInitDialog();

writeToTrace("CXPropertySheet::OnInitDialog");
/* Subclass the tab control. */
m_myTabCtrl.SubclassWindow(GetTabControl()->m_hWnd);
writeToTrace("Subclassed the tab control");

/* Make it owner drawn. */
m_myTabCtrl.ModifyStyle(0, TCS_OWNERDRAWFIXED);

If I run it in debug it runs fine....It runs with Release build as well but in very inconsistent manner... but only on my machine...which is Win2000 professional...

I will be very grateful if anybody could give your thought for this problem, I am sorry if I have not described the problem properly...

thanx and regards...
Avya

Avya.

Re: Exception in CPropertySheet::OnInitDialog()

Antony M Kancidrowski14-Dec-04 1:12

Antony M Kancidrowski

14-Dec-04 1:12

What is the exact exception you are getting?

Ant.

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