Visual C

IOCTL_DISK_CREATE_DISK
Hi, I've been tasked with writing the front-end application to a storage array product. One of the features is a setup wizard to initialize/partition/format a new array. I've been looking into the problem and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to get this done. My expectation was that IOCTL_DISK_CREAT... 7 Jun 2006 18:57

Embedding a resource at runtime
Hi there. Does anyone know if it's possible to embed a new resource into an assembly at runtime as well as update an existing (assembly) resource. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks. ... 7 Jun 2006 13:43

Help Using WinDBG
Hi, Can any one point me to the specific link of how to use windbg tool properly for debugging complex applications. Example How to track the Access Voilation error from withen the DLL which may use other DLLs. Tracking the addresses of the function in the memory. Tracking which function in which DLL is failing.... 6 Jun 2006 12:06

std::string question
How do I convert an integer to std::string? Thanks Jack ... 5 Jun 2006 06:13

C++ Vs C#
Anyone can point out the adavtages of C++ over C# in the 2005 Edition? ... 7 Jun 2006 02:38

Serial Port code
Hi, I need a sample application in VC++ that works similar to Hyperterminal. Is there something from Microsoft? The code should use an event based approach to reading from the serial port. regards, Sinex ... 3 Jun 2006 11:18

CComBSTR vs string
hi [using VC6] I have a function that returns a std::string type. string getCallFunction(CComBSTR& movie) { USES_CONVERSION; string smovie( W2A(movie) ); string s = "<invoke name=\"flashLoadClip\" returntype=\"xml\"><arguments>"; s += "<string>"; s += smovie; s += "</string>"; s += "</argume... 2 Jun 2006 04:34

Database ODBC problem
Sorry for posting this here but the database forums are totally dead. Maybe one or two posts a week or so. I am using VC++ 2005 and am trying to get to an ODBC database. This is my code: SQLHENV henv1; SQLRETURN returnValue; SQLINTEGER odbcVersion = SQL_OV_ODBC3; SQLWCHAR SQLState[5]; SQLIN... 2 Jun 2006 07:09

ModifyMenu issue
Hi, I have a dialog with a main menu. I want to modify the text in the main menu item at runtime. The code is as follows, bool mod=::ModifyMenu(m_dlgCommandBar.GetMenu(), 0, //position of the menu MF_BYPOSITION|MF_STRING|MF_OWNERDRAW|MF_BITMAP , ... 2 Jun 2006 04:34

_sntprintf and _sntprintf_s
I was really surprised when Visual Studio 2005 gave a warning that function _snwprintf was declared with old syntax. I couldn't quite figure out what syntax _snwprintf was declared with. However, some investigation revealed that Microsoft declared _snwprintf to be deprecated for security reasons. There is some di... 30 May 2006 02:19