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Thanks Steve, Works as Advertised. As for the cast,I agree in the example given. Won't work in my current project, as the type to cast to is determined elsewhere in the process.
LateNightsInNewry
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Dear Steve,
Your Answer Works,and I am gratefull for the help you gave . No Doubts or Complaints in the Making it Work Department,BUT I totally fail to see how it's logical. In Simple Language, and avoiding language used by CompilerCompiler Authors, could you explain 'how' this syntax should immediately spring to mind when face with the problem as stated.
Much Appreciated
LateNightsInNewry
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A pointer to an integer:
int *pInt;
To refer to the integer pointed to (the "pointee") in previous example:
*pInt
A pointer to a function which returns nothing and has no parameters:
void (*pFunc)();
To call through the pointer in previous example:
(*pFunc)();
Note that in this case the star is optional but leaving it out is not consistent with the use of pointers in all other contexts.
A pointer to a class of type CFoo:
CFoo *pFoo;
To call a member function through the pointer in the previous example:
pFoo->AFunctionInCFoo();
A pointer a member function of class CFoo that returns nothing and has no parameters:
void (CFoo::*pFunc)();
To call through the pointer in the previous example:
pFoo->*pFunc();
In all cases you use the * operator to turn a pointer into a pointee (the object it points to). Just like it makes no sense to multiply a pointer to an int by 2 but it makes perfect sense to multiply the integer pointed to by 2 so it is with the pointer to a member function: you don’t call the pointer you call what it points to (a function) and the * operator is how you move from a pointer to its pointee.
Steve
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Steve,
Never looked at this pointer resolution and declaration syntax issue from the point of view you just showed. The Logical step I Missed was the Optional Star, which I understand now, becomes a syntactical requirement where the compiler would not otherwise be able to determine the level of indirection of the Memberfunction.
thanks;P
LateNightsInNewry
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anyone have a clue, how to perform a simple search through a ms access db in a VC++
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You've asked this question several times now. The answer is to use ADO or DAO to connect to the database and perform SQL on it. Realistically, if you have a project that requires you to do this, you'd do better to buy a book if you have no idea how to do it from start to finish. Are you already connected to the DB ? Then you should read the MSDN reference on the classes you're using.
What version of VC++ are you using ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Hi,
I am trying to create and then use a VC++ DLL in C#. I created the DLL in Visual Studio 2005. I just built the dll without adding any function of mine to it. That is, it is a dll that exports symbols and has the following pre-defined export symbols/functions.
// This is an example of an exported variable
TEST_API int ntest=0;
// This is an example of an exported function.
TEST_API int fntest(void)
{
return 42;
}
where,
#define TEST_API __declspec(dllexport)
Then I created a simple VC# empty project ( in Visual Studio 2005) and added the class "test" to it. When I add the VC++ dll as a reference I get this error .... "A reference to "../test.dll" could not be added. Please make sure that the file is accessible, that it is a valid assembly or COM component".
Even though I dont think it needs a conversion from COM to COM+, I even tried doing "tlbimp". I went to the command prompt for Visual Studio 2005, followed the path to where my dll resides and used the tlbimp command. But I got the error that test.dll is not a valid type library.
Someone told me that I need to register the dll using regsrv32 and it would show in my COM list when I am adding it as a reference. But that didnt work either. When I run the regsrv32, I get the error message as "..\test.dll was loaded, but the DLLRegisterServer entry point was not found" ...
I just want to know that what is it that I am doing wrong? Is there something else that I should be doing ?
All I did for creating the test.dll was ...... I went to File->New->Project. Under Visual C++ I selected Win32 and then Win32 Project. In the Application settings I selected the DLL and then checked the export symbol box. I simply built the project and was trying to use it.
Thanks for your time.
Saania
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OK, you're a bit lost here.
You are not creating a COM dll, let alone COM+. You're writing a plain, vanilla, dll. You need to use p/invoke to call methods on this dll. If you're writing it from scratch, I'd be more inclined to use C++/CLI to write a DLL that IS an assembly and which can be imported.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Thanks for the reply, but there is one problem still .... I am not creating a DLL from scratch. I have a project in VC++ (written by someone else) and I want to use it from my VC# code, so for that I first have to convert the VC++ project to a dll ~ right !! Or is there some other way I can use the project in my VC# code.
Thanks once again.
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If you're converting to a dll, I assume you're hoping to access some classes in there, not execute any sort of UI ? You can compile with /clr and write a managed layer that you can import into C#. Which is easier really depends on the code you're working on.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Hi I have two 'LPSTR' (or char *) variables and I need some help in figuring out how to insert a number inbetween these two and join (strcat) the two LPSTR variables. I apperciate any help I can get, Thanks!
Ex:
LPSTR test1;
LPSTR test2;
test1 = "hello";
test2 = "world";
int x = 9;
char buffer[10];
itoa(x,buffer,10);
//I need to end up with 'hello 9 world'
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You can do this:
char test1[256];
char test2[256];
sprintf(test1, "hello");
sprintf(test2, "world");
int x = 9;
char buffer[256];
sprintf(buffer, "%s %d %s", test1, x, test2);
the buffer will contain 'hello 9 world'
Chipper Martin
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I have a network device app that resides in the system tray. I added a context menu to this app to enable and disable the device. Right now I'd like to add an additional context menu item to display the Windows "Network Connections' dialog box. This is the same dialog that one sees on clicking "Network Connections" in the Control Panel.
Has anyone tried this before? Would appreciate any help in this regard.
Thanks.
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I would like to help but i am not sure about what i write below, just try it.
since it is a control panel application, you might use WinExec or Shell execution functions to execute the .cpl file...
hope this helps
And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation
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Hello all, I'm trying to restrict the left pane of a split window to a certain size. For instance, the left pane should not be allowed to get smaller than 100 pixels, but it can get wider; same for the right pane. There is a minimum arg when creating pane, but that just means if it gets under 100 pixels, it closes all the way up. I would like for it to not get any smaller than 100 pixels. I've seen articles that tell you how to lock the bar, but this is not what I want.
Thanks in advance.
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BD,
I worked with some splitter stuff like this in ancient memory. Right off the top of my head, I'd suggest you take a look at handling the resizing messages as I recall that's how I did it. I don't remember if it was as simple as WM_SIZE, but look at the splitter wnd documentation & see what size oriented messages they respond to.
I do realize this is a bit vague, but it might point you down a productive path. Hope it helps.
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Hi all,
I want to include a zip utility in my Windows Mobile application, so is there a free open source zip compression library? and if there are many, what is the best one???
Mohammad
And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation
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hey guys,
if anybody know any other, plz post them... i want to see many options 
thanx
And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation
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If you just want compression, look no further than zlib: http://www.zlib.net/[^]
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine.
- P.J. O'Rourke
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Take a look at Infozip (http://www.info-zip.org/[^])
AFAIK, both java.util.zip and Winzip are built on Infozip, so compatibility isn't an issue here.
I've been using it for years, no problem.
And it's free.
Alcohol. The cause of, and the solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
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Hi All.
I try to write some application and i use the function
_beginThread(...)....EndThread() and i don't understand how can i stop the running thread.
When i create 1000 thread i can stop some thread by using sleep - but what i want to do is to stop thread with some other way and make the thread to continue run when i need to.
( in java i can do in simple way "stop" and "notify" for continue thread run)
Thanks for any help.
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