Windows Programming - October 2014 (Page 2)

CryptUnprotectData append LMEM to plain string
hi, i'm using CryptUnprotectData to decrypt a value in a sqlite3's column crypted with CryptProtectData. The decryption works,but when i display the string th...
Oct 20, 2014 at 6:49pm
[6 replies] Last: like so: tmp.assign(reinterpret_cast<char*>(out.pbData), out.cbData)... (by coder777)
by ruimac
Access a username/password protected url through C++
I'm an individual developer (not a professional developer. I'm a graphic designer who likes to code ) and I mainly code plugins for Cinema 4D (I don't know if a...
Oct 20, 2014 at 6:21pm
[3 replies] Last: I have nothing against Curl, it is probably the better solution. but a... (by Computergeek01)
How To Tell When A NIC Has Received An Address
Hi Everyone, What I need is a function\method\process\hook to tell when a specific network interface has either been enabled or when it has received an addr...
Oct 20, 2014 at 5:55pm
[2 replies] Last: That looks like it might do it. Baring and unforeseen race conditions ... (by Computergeek01)
by tec23
Filling structs question
Hi all. This is how I initialize the WNDCLASSEX struct and every other struct WNDCLASSEX wc; wc.cbClsExtra = 0; wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX); wc.cbWndExtra ...
Oct 20, 2014 at 3:12pm
[3 replies] Last: I wouldn't worry too much. In the case of WNDCLASSEX you got WNDCLASSE... (by plexus)
by tec23
Can't open file with CreateFile function
Hi. I'm using windows xp, and I tried to open the pfirewall.log file in C:\WINDOWS directory, but it fails every time, GetLastError() returns 32. The message re...
Oct 20, 2014 at 7:30am
[2 replies] Last: Thanks Disch now I was able to open the file (by tec23)
new to GTK
Anyone know if it is possible to get GTK running on VS2013? I am new and wanted to learn it Hambone
Oct 20, 2014 at 5:36am
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GetAsyncKeyState uses all CPU
Hello! I'm a beginner in C++ programming and I want to program a simulator for a little car on a racetrack. I have some problems with the keyboard input. ...
Oct 19, 2014 at 7:20pm
[4 replies] Last: The code I posted is inside of a while-loop that runs all the time. ... (by Disch)
GUI Panels
Hey so for a GUI I'm designing I came up with an idea of having the main window then sort of a container panel which would hold all of the other widgets. I'm us...
Oct 19, 2014 at 5:19pm
[4 replies] Last: you might want to give ''qt'' a try. especially the things you plan t... (by Darkmaster)
by ntran
Renaming a process
Hi everyone, So I have my application --> myapp.exe As it is running, in the Windows Task Manager / Processes tab, it is showed as myapp.exe I want t...
Oct 19, 2014 at 7:39am
[1 reply] : IIRC its going to be whatever the name of the process already is. that... (by Little Bobby Tables)
why the static control is 'hided'?
by several reasons i drawed the static control using WM_PAINT at least i can change the textcolor, textbackcolor and 'transparent'(is a copy of the parent). c...
Oct 16, 2014 at 11:15pm
[2 replies] Last: by some reason, i can't use that message... that msdn doc make me more... (by Cambalinho)
error in message WM_PAINT
i'm trying doing a double buffer in WM_PAINT message for avoid the flickers: case WM_PAINT: { if (inst->Paint==NULL) b...
Oct 16, 2014 at 10:05pm
[2 replies] Last: you have right.. thanks for correct me (by Cambalinho)
by ntran
GUI Library for windows
Hi, I'm looking for a free GUI library to create proprietary applications. So I cannot use Qt (at least not the free version), which would have been my ...
Oct 16, 2014 at 8:45pm
[2 replies] Last: Thanks, it's a good option. (by ntran)
EnumDisplayMonitors from HDC
HDC monitorDC = (CreateDC(displayDevices .DeviceName, displayDevices .DeviceName, NULL, NULL)); i = 0; while (i < 1200) { std::cout << (INT)GetRVal...
Oct 16, 2014 at 3:34pm
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by tec23
How to detect a UTF-8 file without bom?
I need to open UTF-8 files in a text editor, but don't know how to detect UTF-8 without bom. The WIN32 IsTextUnicode function doesn't have a UTF-8 flag
Oct 16, 2014 at 11:25am
[1 reply] : bool IsUTF8(const void* pBuffer, long size) { bool IsUTF8 = true;... (by Lyrus)
by tec23
TCHAR array initialization
If I have this TCHAR lpString = TEXT("MainMenu"); Will lpString be null terminated?
Oct 16, 2014 at 8:15am
[9 replies] Last: Me and Disch are talking about different things. What's confusing abou... (by knn9)
Work around for using C++ class with extern "C" DLL, class, function overloading, templates
Hello, I've been betting my head against the wall trying to figure out how to be able to use all the tools of C++ while having to extern "C" the code to a DL...
Oct 16, 2014 at 2:41am
[8 replies] Last: Thank you kbw for your various answers to my question. -Andrew (by supracharger)
drawing NOT filled Rectangles?
hey guys, i have a suppose-to-be simple task which i can't figure out: how do i draw a simple "transparent" rectangle (Win32 GDI). i'm using a solid pen. G...
Oct 15, 2014 at 10:32pm
[2 replies] Last: Thanks!! i think by default rectangles should be transparent, and fil... (by igorbez)
Compatibility of Borland C++ Builder 6.0 and Windows 8.1
Hello, I have been using Borland C++ Builder 6.0 Professional with Windows 7 Professional 64-bit on my Mac via Bootcamp. Is this version of Borland C++ fully co...
Oct 15, 2014 at 12:41pm
[5 replies] Last: borland c++ is using win32 api, and since windows is backward compatib... (by tath)
by AKD
PROGRAM CANNOT RUN
Hi, I'm freshie :) Btw, I'm interested with this website so that I'm register under the cplusplus.com So, I have one question to all my friends here that kn...
Oct 15, 2014 at 7:08am
[1 reply] : http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/1/ (by cire)
What is the maximum size of a Bitmap?
Hey there, I was encountering a bug in my source code where CreateCompatibleBitmap() was returning NULL. I eventually pinpointed the bug and found it was oc...
Oct 14, 2014 at 12:07pm
[2 replies] Last: Interesting... (by SixTsevN)
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