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Here is the solution in details:

There is a discrepancy with the actual function and the header file. That's Microsoft's mistake which due to be fixed.

Go to MAPIUtil.h where OpenStreamOnFile is declared. Change

__in LPCTSTR lpszFileName,
to

__in_opt LPCSTR lpszPrefix,

Use ASCII file name when calling OpenStreamOnFile

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Hi,
are there any libs to draw charts and diagrams, like in excel or in powerpoint??

I need to draw on my dialog some chart and diagrams, for that o like to check first if there are any available projects allready here for download??

Thanks for help
termal

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Yes, use standard MS Chart control.
Never use external libs (Win32 api has all)

Hi,

I was asked the below in an interview:-

What does the following code below do?

<br />
char nextChar();<br />
<br />
int main()<br />
{ <br />
    char ch;<br />
    ch = nextChar() != '\0';<br />
    std::cout << (int) ch;<br />
 <br />
   return 0;<br />
}<br />

I said it would not compile since there is no definition (only a declaration) of the function nextChar() but the answer was 0 or 1. I am not sure why and also how can you use the != operator outside a if or while statement (i.e. something that expects true or false ?

Thank you for any input.

minkowski wrote:
nextChar() != '\0'

This part of the code actually "returns" something (true or false). You then assign the result of the comparison into the ch variable. true is usually 1 and false is 0. So, your character will contain either 0 or 1. If you try to ouptut as it is (so, without the casting to an integer), you will end up printing the character whose value is 0 or 1 (so, not printable character), that's why you need to cast it to an integer.

I guess that having a body for your function was not really important for the interview question: they simply have a function that returns a character...

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Hi ya,

Thanks for your reply. Yes as you correctly said the answer is 0 or 1. I got confused because of the lack of function definition.

Can I ask how it is possible that you can use the != operator without being enclosed in a statement that expects true / false ? e.g. while() , if()

Thanks for any information.

minkowski wrote:
Can I ask how it is possible that you can use the != operator without being enclosed in a statement that expects

!= is a binary operator that may be used in any expression.
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Yes you should get a linker error, due to the missing function definition

You need to google first, if you have "It's urgent please" mentioned in your question.
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Most interview questions just use code fragments, and you're supposed to assume functions exist in other libraries (that's generally spelled out in the interview).

Mind you, this is a very simple example question and probably meant as a warm up, not actually a real test. You should see the kinds of questions we ask in our interviews (although coding tests are only a small part of them).

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Hi ya,

Thanks for your post, was wondering if you could put up some of your interview code questions?

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LOL - I wouldn't be allowed to do that, just in case anyone reading here comes in for an interview (which is quite possible) Big Grin | :-D

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minkowski wrote:
I said it would not compile since there is no definition (only a declaration) of the function nextChar()

Your point is correct (please note, however, that you would get a linker error, not a compiler one).

Now suppose nextChar is defined, somewhere (it's actual implementation doesn't matter).

minkowski wrote:
but the answer was 0 or 1. I am not sure why and also how can you use the != operator outside a if or while statement (i.e. something that expects true or false ?

nextChar() != '\0';

the above expression evaluates true whenever nextChar return a value different from '\0', false otherwise. Since true is 1 [^] (false is 0) an implicit cast from bool to char (that is an integer type) happens and you get ch=1 (or ch=0).
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BTW Are you that Minkowski [^]? Big Grin | :-D

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CPallini wrote:
W Are you that Minkowski [^]?

or that one[^] ?!

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Ha ha, nope I am not that Minkowski although that was quite a story !

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I was awaiting for some geometry hints... Big Grin | :-D

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CPallini wrote:
I was awaiting for some geometry hints...

shhhh. dont' tell anyone, but i'm letting it leak out - a triangle... has 3 sides. shhh. don't let anyone know though

UserNameless wrote:
a triangle... has 3 sides.

That's the reason geometry is soooo difficult to grasp: triangle => three sides...while plain common sense would suggest triangle => three angles, or, at least, triside => three sides. Unsure | :~

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so it should be a quad - right - angle for a rectangle ?

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minkowski wrote:
ch = nextChar() != '\0';

This is what the question is aiming at.
It's a matter of operator precedence.

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Dear Sir (or Madam), you're supposed to be a software developer.
Software developers are supposed to develop code.
At least developers are supposed to read forum guidelines [^] before posting here.
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Sorry, today's is not the Lazy Developer Day... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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