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Re: Need to call (ODBC) Data Source Administrator dialog screen while installing my MSI .( in VS 2005)

24-Nov-09 5:28

HI All,
While installing my Application's MSI , it has to prompt for ODBC Data Source Administator Dialog screen , from which i can select my DSN name , UID , PASSWORD...

Please let me know ..
Ur Help much Appreciated.

Regds
Jain.

Frank Seidler24-Nov-09 9:25

Frank Seidler

24-Nov-09 9:25

Hi Jain,

the ODBC Adminstrator dialog is a control panel applet named ODBCCP32.CPL. It is found in %WINDIR%\system32. The dialog is opened with control.exe like this.

C:\Windows\System32\control.exe ODBCCP32.CPL

Regards

Frank

Re: Need to call (ODBC) Data Source Administrator dialog screen while installing my MSI .( in VS 2005)

jain_MS25-Nov-09 0:13

Question about an BYTE value changing into pointer, then array

25-Nov-09 0:13

Thanks a lot Frank...
Ur answer is really wounderful..

Meanwhile is there anyway to get a list of all available services in separate dialog box.

Regds
Jain

yeah100024-Nov-09 4:57

yeah1000

24-Nov-09 4:57

Hi, i am in trouble with the following:

//function declarations//
void function1();
void function2(BYTE *temp);

//functions//
void function1(){
BYTE temp;
function2(&temp);
}

void function2(BYTE *temp){
int i;
for(i=0;i<10;i++){
temp[i] = 1;
}
}

How come temp can be used as an array in function2 ? function2 requires a pointer to BYTE value not a BYTE array...

TY

Re: Question about an BYTE value changing into pointer, then array

C^hris L^osinger24-Nov-09 5:19

C^hris L^osinger

24-Nov-09 5:19

yeah1000 wrote:
function2 requires a pointer to BYTE value not a BYTE array...

in C/C++, there is no (syntactical) difference between a pointer to a single variable and a pointer to the start of an array.

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Re: Question about an BYTE value changing into pointer, then array

Nemanja Trifunovic24-Nov-09 5:34

Nemanja Trifunovic

24-Nov-09 5:34

The problem here is function2(); it is declared to take a pointer to BYTE and then assumes this pointer points to the first element of a BYTE[10] array. It is unfortunate that it compiles at all, but it has to because in C the name of array will automatically decay to the type of pointer to its first element[^].

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Re: Question about an BYTE value changing into pointer, then array

CPallini24-Nov-09 7:01

CPallini

24-Nov-09 7:01

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
It is unfortunate that it compiles at all

I don't think so.
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Re: Question about an BYTE value changing into pointer, then array [modified]

Nemanja Trifunovic24-Nov-09 7:11

Nemanja Trifunovic

24-Nov-09 7:11

CPallini wrote:
I don't think so

Care to explain?

[edit] Never mind - my remark would make sense if his second function was declared to have an array as parameter - somehow I thought it was Smile | :)

[/edit]

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modified on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:24 PM

Re: Question about an BYTE value changing into pointer, then array

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer24-Nov-09 7:40

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

24-Nov-09 7:40

Well, which is cleaner?

1)

for (i = 0; i < 7; i++)
   DoSomething (ptr [i]);

for (i = 0; i < 7; i++)
   DoSomething (*(ptr+i));

for (i = 0; i < 7; i++)
   DoSomething (*ptr++)

1 & 2 do the same thing.
3 messes up ptr too.

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Re: Question about an BYTE value changing into pointer, then array [modified]

Nemanja Trifunovic24-Nov-09 8:01

Nemanja Trifunovic

24-Nov-09 8:01

That's fine, but I don't see what it has to do with my observation that array decay was an unfortunate decision by creators of C.

If it wasn't for that, you could declare a function to accept either an array or a pointer, but it would be a compile error if you passed a pointer when an array is expected (look at OP).

[edit] Now that *I* looked at OP carefully, I see that my remark does not make sense. Somehow, I thought his second function was declared to take an array, and it really takes a pointer. [/edit]

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modified on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:25 PM

Re: Question about an BYTE value changing into pointer, then array

David Crow24-Nov-09 17:00

David Crow

24-Nov-09 17:00

See here.

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C++ question for new grad

chan1124-Nov-09 4:40

chan11

24-Nov-09 4:40

Hi there,

I have an application that should report the state of some sockets within the app but to different class. like if the socket number 0 is connected I send data 00010000 and if socket 0 is disconnected I send 00000000
if socket 1 is connected I send 00010001 and if it is disconnected I send 00000001 so the first 2 bytes shows if the socket is connected or not and the 2nd two bytes shows the socket number. here is the code:

void HHost::HCommsLink( LPVOID lpData )
{
MsgClass *pMsg;
pCmdWrapper_t CmdPkt;
TCHAR Buff[MIN_LOADSTRING];
INT BuffLen;

CmdPkt = ( pCmdWrapper_t )lpData;
try
{ if( CmdPkt )
{
// Format the State message.
memset( Buff, '\0', MIN_LOADSTRING );
BuffLen = 0;
// Socket State.
Buff[BuffLen++] = (( CmdPkt->Param1 >> 8 )& 0xFF );
Buff[BuffLen++] = ( CmdPkt->Param1 & 0xFF );
//Socket Number.
Buff[BuffLen++] = (( CmdPkt->Param2 >> 8 )& 0xFF );
Buff[BuffLen++] = ( CmdPkt->Param2 & 0xFF );
//send message to Ap.
if( pMsg = new MsgClass( HMSG_ORIGIN_IN, 0x00 ))
{
NewCnt++;
pMsg->Hdr.MsgType = 120;
pMsg->SetData( Buff, BuffLen );
// Send to APClass.
if( hMail->MboxPostTo( MBOX_WE_APClass, MBOX_DATA, ( LPVOID )pMsg, ( LPVOID )MBOX_LPARAM_MSG )> MBOX_ERR_SUCCESS )
{

LogError( "HHost", "HCommsLink", "Error: Sending Msg to AP class" );
delete pMsg;
DelCnt++;
}
}
}

}
catch( ... )
{
LogException( "HHost", "HCommsLink", 0 );
}
}

now I need to change the logic so that each message that I send has the info for all the sockets like if socket number 0 is up I send 00000001 and if socket 0 is down I send 00000000 and for socket 1 if it is up I send 00000010 .... finally if I send 00010111 that means sockets 0, 1, 2, and 4 are up and the rest are down, I need to care about 8 sockets, I am having difficulty implementing this.

I appreciate any help.

best Chan

Dave Calkins24-Nov-09 4:53

Dave Calkins

24-Nov-09 4:53

start with

socketflags = 0;

then for each socket number (total of N sockets):

for (i = 0 ... N-1)
if (socket[i] is up)
socketflags |= 1 << i;

then socketflags will contain the value you want. I'm assuming thats your question?

chan1124-Nov-09 5:03

chan11

24-Nov-09 5:03

Thanks a lot for response but I have problem displaying it in my code Param 1 shows the socket state and Param 2 shows the socket number, so I should have:
if ((CmdPkt->Param1 == 0x00) && (CmdPkt->Param2 == 0x00))
// socket 0 is down
{
//here I have to set the data to send to another class and I don't know how to show it
// like Buff[BuffLen++] = (( 0x00 >> 16 ) & 0xFF );
}

Thanks,

Chan

Dave Calkins24-Nov-09 12:53

Dave Calkins

24-Nov-09 12:53

Try the below. If the socket is up, then it sets the bit for that socket in the flag variable.

flag = 0;

//...

if (CmdPkt->Param1 != 0)
{
  flag |= 1 << CmdPkt->Param2;
}

Problem with installutil.exe while install a service...

chan1126-Nov-09 10:31

chan11

26-Nov-09 10:31

Thanks a lot, I needed array structure for this and finally could figure that one out.

Regards,
Chan

jain_MS24-Nov-09 1:25

Re: Problem with installutil.exe while install a service...

24-Nov-09 1:25

Hi,
Requirement : Need to add a service while installing a MSI ( in VS2005)

So I have added installutil.exe to my Setup project -> Custom Action
and i modified the installutil.exe properties as C:\program\testing1.exe ( in Argument Column)

After doing build and install, i am not able to see any service for my application , meanwhile ..i am able to see my application testing1.vshost.exe in TASKMANAGER.

your help much appreciated

Regds
Jain

loyal ginger24-Nov-09 3:16

loyal ginger

24-Nov-09 3:16

Did you make sure the account you are using have the proper privilage to install a service?

Re: Problem with installutil.exe while install a service...

jain_MS24-Nov-09 3:56

24-Nov-09 3:56

Yes Loyal, i have administrator rights on this machine..

Meanwhile is it possible to install a service in Setup project using installutil.exe in CustomAction.

If not please provide a alternative solution.

Data from DB to Excel

hellogany23-Nov-09 22:50

hellogany

23-Nov-09 22:50

Hi All

I have developed a windows based application in VC++

The GUI Interacts with the DB and shows the result in the windw..

Til now am working fine.Now the next task is to download the available data from the DB to the excel sheet.

Can anyone guide me to do??

Thanks
Gany

Rajesh R Subramanian23-Nov-09 22:54

Rajesh R Subramanian

23-Nov-09 22:54

Simply write the data as a CSV file[^]. Excel can handle a CSV file.

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Dave Calkins24-Nov-09 4:54

Dave Calkins

24-Nov-09 4:54

CSV is a good way to go as the other poster suggested. If that doesn't do it you could resort to using the Excel OLE Automation interface.

David Crow24-Nov-09 17:03

David Crow

24-Nov-09 17:03

hellogany wrote:
Now the next task is to download the available data from the DB to the excel sheet.

Can anyone guide me to do??

You can also interact with Excel via ODBC. If you are using MFC, check out CDatabase and CRecordset. You'll need to create a DSN.