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I don’t know how to make opengl go any faster. In my ENTIRE project, i have only ONE Vertex Array Object, ONE Vertex Buffer Object, ONE Index Buffer Object, a...

[11 replies] Last: You have: void Renderer::drawRectangles(){ for(auto& rect : rectang... (by keskiverto)

by PresFox

Make EXE Standalone (VS 2017)

Hello, I am trying to make my EXE standalone, so not requiring VC REdist. Also, i want it to work on Win7-8-10. I tried the steps in this page: https://...

[2 replies] Last: Stop using the badly out-dated Dependency Walker, it can't understand ... (by closed account E0p9LyTq)

by superfury

Windows sending/receiving IP packets to/from a SLIP connection?

The other side of the SLIP connection is Dosbox using a TCP connection sending/receiving data using it's virtual serial modem emulation. That Dosbox is running ...

[7 replies] Last: It's mainly a little side-project to support Windows 95 or MS-DOS prov... (by superfury)

by nath2099

Custom Class Callback Function

Hello, I am creating a child button, and as a child to that button, an SS_OWNERDRAW text label window. If I create the label as a child of the main window, W...

[3 replies] Last: I haven't tried it, but in your paint function try to use DrawText or ... (by Thomas1965)

by nath2099

Transparent Background Child Windows

Hi there, I'm using the below code to create a video switching app. As you can see in the image linked below, the text over the buttons has a grey BG. How can I...

[2 replies] Last: Hi mate, I'm getting closer using that page and many others. I have g... (by nath2099)

by rw53sg1

seeking Visual Studio 6.0 Pro

Hello, I currently use the 2015 download of Visual Studio and I also own VS 6.0 Pro and VS Pro 2005. For quick get in and get experiments that I do on the fly a...

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by ashangelde98

Yo.. Can someone please help me with this question?? Got an exam coming up..

Class customer has a customer no and a name. Function writeData() writes the number and name to the file customer. txt. Function readData() reads and siplays ...

[1 reply] : Don't create multiple threads for the same question. It wastes peopl... (by MikeyBoy)

by jecalderon

How to control a Camera from a C++ code

CAn someone offer me a light as to how to manipulate a webcam device or an imaging device from a C++ code? I will like to control the recording and zooming of ...

[6 replies] Last: I think CUDA isn't really a graphics api, it lets you compute stuff on... (by slei)

by slei

Windows IStream for one or multiple files

Hey, I have a general question about the Windows IStream interface https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa380034(v=vs.85).aspx should ...

[1 reply] : I've decided to use one IStream per file. to be able to have multiple ... (by slei)

by slei

Create data on clipboard through code

Hey, I'm currently trying to add data (virtual, files, string etc) to a clipboard which is created through code. I've tried to do this by implementing my own ...

[7 replies] Last: ok i've found the solution myself. You have to implement your own cus... (by slei)

by itfreakas

PATHS

You are given an N x M size grid where N is the number of rows and M is the number of columns. Your task is to calculate in how many ways you can go from the up...

[1 reply] : This is the third instance of the same question. Please do not do that... (by lastchance)

by WalterCC

I unplug Aux cable now PC stuck on Headphone Mode

Hello ! I try with toothpick...wherever...i unplug aux cable fast multiple times....I reinstall windows , delete everything...still not solved it. Now if i go...

[3 replies] Last: Toothpicks and delicate connections do not mix. Sounds like broken ... (by Ganado)

by Mulligan

Keyboard input and TranslateMessage

As the doc ("https://msdn.microsoft.com/pl-pl/library/windows/desktop/gg153546(v=vs.85).aspx") about the windows keyboard input says Key strokes are converte...

[1 reply] : So the keyboard sends a message to the OS based on what key is pressed... (by Computergeek01)

by slei

Debugging winapi in Visual Studio

Hey, I'm trying to debug some winapi dll's and as far as i know it should work by enabling the Microsoft Symbol Server in the debugger settings of Visual Stu...

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by slei

FILEDESCRIPTOR filesize

Hey, I'm trying to set the file size of a file through the FILEDESCRIPTOR and came across nFileSizeHigh and nFileSizeLow. Those are descripted as following: ...

[2 replies] Last: ah ok now i understand, this brought me a bit closer now. for me DWORD... (by slei)

by PandyaChinna

Debug assertion failed while debug the application

I have created one sample mfc application with listcontrol and button.while clicking the button new window should open that also have done.now that new dialog b...

[1 reply] : You need to provide more information. If an assertion fails it means t... (by Thomas1965)

by slei

FILEGROUPDESCRIPTOR array size?

Hey, I kinda have to use the windows FILEGROUPDESCRIPTOR which structure looks like this typedef struct _FILEGROUPDESCRIPTOR { UINT cItems; FI...

[3 replies] Last: this was just a quick test, 3 will be replaced for the number of files... (by slei)

by Joseph118

Crash on locking mutex

I'm trying to lock a C++11 mutex, but whenever I do this, I get terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::system_error' what(): Invalid argumen...

[4 replies] Last: Why are you creating your mutexes with new ? If you had made it a reg... (by Peter87)

by zaphraud

source file: 'Source.cpp' - What did I screw up to make this even exist?

How do I even find a reference to a source file named Source.cpp in Visual Studio 2017? None of the search utilities I am used to using will work because th...

[4 replies] Last: ...so I closed Visual Studio and re-opened it and Source.cpp was sudde... (by zaphraud)

by LordDraxxis

Connect Four Game, Single Player

I'm coding a game of Connect Four for my C++ class. For the most part, it works. But I'm having trouble with the single player version of the game. It seems to ...

[3 replies] Last: Fro thr random number generation, are you using the standard ANSI C ... (by zaphraud)

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