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Cedric Moonen wrote: Not at all. In fact, I have in general some functions that are global but they are limited (and then, I use namespace if it is possible to group them). In fact, I never came to a situation like: "ok, I have this function and I don't know in which class to put it, let's make a class to wrap it".
Ah, so you do use globals behind a namespace then? You had me worried there for a second 
Generally, when I'm writing classes, I try to not put as many functions as possible (that make sense, obviously) inside the class. They will be "packaged" with the class (usually defined in the same header file and part of the same namespace), but not actually be in the class.
If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Zac
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Cedric Moonen wrote: I never understood why people were using the this pointer everytime they access a member variable
Honestly, I find that most people use it because typing "this->" will trigger Intellisense so they don't have to type out the whole member name they are trying to access (e.g. laziness).
If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Zac
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Zac Howland wrote: I find that most people use it because typing "this->" will trigger Intellisense
And typing all that and scrolling through list of possible auto completes is more efficient?
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Mark Salsbery wrote: ...and scrolling through list of possible auto completes...
If the list even shows up.
"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15
"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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DavidCrow wrote: If the list even shows up.
He he
Who am I to talk....I still use Hungarian Notation (dwVariable, nVariable, etc.) so I'm sure what
variable types are at a glance. Lots of people laugh at that but Microsoft uses it in their
code and Microsoft is our master therefore we must obey.
Mark
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Mark Salsbery wrote: I still use Hungarian Notation
Be careful, you might start a religious war!
Kevin
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Hey wasn't there "Polish" notation at one time. Something to do with calculators and algabraic
notation...
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Mark Salsbery wrote: Who am I to talk....I still use Hungarian Notation (dwVariable, nVariable, etc.) so I'm sure what
variable types are at a glance.
 Yeah, I still do that in my code as well ... and even in the Java code I was writing not too long ago  .
If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Zac
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Zac Howland wrote: Yeah, I still do that in my code as well ... and even in the Java code I was writing not too long ago
I tried briefly at one time to stop using it and be "cool" but it drove me nuts having to
look for types when I'd rather just have a good idea (KNOW) just by looking at it.
Thankfully, I remember NO JAVA. Last time I used it it was version 1.x and compiler was command-
line. If I ever have to use it again I'll fall on my sword 
Cheers,
Mark
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Mark Salsbery wrote: And typing all that and scrolling through list of possible auto completes is more efficient?
To me, no. I type faster than the IDE triggers Intellisense anyway. But I've seen coworkers do it for just that reason (and "claim" higher efficiency).
If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Zac
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IntelliSense is for people like me who are crap typists.
Kevin
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Well, if carpel tunnel sets in because I program at 80 words a minute ... I might be right there with you 
If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Zac
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Zac Howland wrote: I find that most people use it because typing "this->" will trigger Intellisense
What's wrong with pressing the 'Ctrl' Key & Space Bar? Heck type the first few characters and if its unique VS 6 will fill in the rest for you.
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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A CString is actually a pointer. It's length is four bytes, same as any pointer. You can say that a CString is char* on steroids.
Therefore, using CString* will not help you with memory management. It will only introduce errors. Use the object itself, and familiarise yourself with all the great functions that come with it.
Regards, Haakon S.
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hello everyone!! i want to know,
1)what are .pst files??
2)what is the structure of .pst files???
can anyone please provide me any link where i can get the info about them. thanks in advance...
vijay.
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vijay7173 wrote: 1)what are .pst files??
outlook archives
vijay7173 wrote: 2)what is the structure of .pst files???
dunno, certainly proprietary format...
read here[^]
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thanks for the reply. i went through the info given by u. but i want to know more about them. i want to know how the .pst files are physically stored. i heard they have different physical layout when compared to other files. so, can anyone give any info about the physical layout of the .pst files?? thanks...
vijay.
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vijay7173 wrote: i heard they have different physical layout when compared to other files.
The internal layout/format of the file is obviously going to be different, but nothing physically different as far as the OS is concerned.
"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15
"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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vijay7173 wrote: 1)what are .pst files??
Personal Message Store.
"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15
"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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hello sir!! i would like to know more about the .pst files. i am doing a research on how to repair the personal folder. so i need to know about the physical layout of the .pst files. can u please tell me where i can get such information?? thanks...
vijay.
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vijay7173 wrote: how can i know the physical layout of the .pst file on the disk?
The format of the file is propriatery. While information might be available, since it is not supported by Microsoft, are you sure you'd want to rely upon it? What exactly is it that you are after (that Outlook Automation does not offer)?
"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15
"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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well sir, i saw a software that is used to recover the .pst files in the outlook. i want to know how it exactly works. someone insisted me that knowing the physical layout of the .pst files may help in understaning how the sowtware works. so, i wanted to know the physical layout. i am curious to know about how that software works. so, i am searching for the info on .pst files.
vijay.
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Hey people,
i added a calendar to a form. but i'm having difficulty retrieving the dates.
Actually i dont know what functions is avalaible.
i need to perform sum actions depending on what date was selected.
if you could tell me what format the date is return in what also be of much help.
i had a look at msdn but that just got me more confused.
i'm using Visual Studio 2003.
Any help in this regard would greatly be appreciated
Thanx everyone
Phoenix
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Damn Microsoft! Stop hiding information in the documentation! 
led mike
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