GDI drawing
In playing around with some basic GDI stuff, I had the need to draw an object in the middle of the main window and then when a button is clicked, draw that object progressively closer to some corner...
View ArticleNeed Suggestions For Uninstalling Avast Secure Browser
Greetings to everyone. On my Windows 10 PC, I use Avast AV for an extra layer of protection on Windows Defender. But with the installation of Avast AV, the Avast Secure browser was installed. I don't...
View ArticleSome links to get started with Metro
Getting started with Windows Metro style app developmenthttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/br211386[^] Metro style app...
View ArticleCheck if .exe-file, WITH A PATH(!!!), is running, from within a bat-file?
When I search on the Internet, I find millions of web pages explaining how to check if a .exe-file is running, from within a .bat-file. However, I can't find a single page explaining what to do if you...
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Displaying a system modal message box in the system format
I am developing a service for a client, and must display a system-modal message box from the service. I would like my message box to look similar to other notifications displayed by the system (e.g....
View ArticleGetting the interactive user's display language from a service
I have a requirement to display a shutdown message (using the InitiateSystemShutdownExW API) from a service, but using the interactive user's language. The GetUserDefaultLCID looks like it should do...
View ArticleBatch file - If statement findstr
Copy Code Hello, I've been working with this batch file for a few hours and I can't seem to getthis file to work properly and I can't use PowerShell because my company's network won't allow it so I'm...
View ArticleBinding
Why has Binding never caught on in Windows Forms. I have been using binding in Wpf for years. Have not paid much attention to Windows Forms. Someone just pointed out that Windows Forms has binding....
View ArticleWhat does MS mean by the words "MinimalVisualStudioVersion" found in .sln files?
The usual dumb question from me... and I apologize for being this way. But I see as a trend here in CP project Articles' posters' run up to publishing ... tag lack, beyond the general Visual Studio....
View Articleselect() slowness
Hello folks! In several Winsock programs, I see that a loop withCopy Code n = select(max_sock, &read_fd, &write_fd, &except_fd, &timeval); operation on a non-blocking socket takes...
View ArticleHow to seamlessly share code in Visual Studio?
I have Visual Studio on two computers. One is at work, so my Microsoft account there is different from my Microsoft account on my computer at home. So far, I take my code back and forth by copying the...
View ArticleRegistry file associations
Hi, I want to point the double-click handler for .dll files to my program instead of the default handler. There arise some questions: 1. can it do any harm? dll’s being system files. 2. How do I keep...
View ArticleBuild info of a C program in Visual Studio
How do I get a list of all the libraries, include files, etc. that make up the build of a C program in Visual Studio 2022 or earlier? i.e. the components need to compile and link a C program for...
View ArticleLooking for feedback on why a share on a VPN would auto-lock when using...
Not sure this is the right section to ask but none seemed perfect. I've been having an issue for several months that no one in IT can explain so maybe a software devs take could shed some light. We...
View ArticleAdding Visual Studio to diskussions?
Every time I need to change or correct something in my old Web.net site, Visual Studio has been updated without looking back. Code that ran in 2017, 2019 worked, bud now i 2022 it does not work. What...
View ArticleLoadString with cchBufferMax == 0
Hi, The current Microsoft version of the Win32 documentation says that LoadString, LoadStringW, and LoadStringA will pass back a pointer to a read-only copy of a string resource, if the buffer size...
View ArticleIs anyone actually using Win UI 3 (and if not that, then what?)
An informal survey here to find out if anyone is actually using Win UI 3 in a real commercial application that people pay for? I'm sure there are plenty of LOB apps and personal projects etc., but I...
View ArticleWin.iso setup reboot process
Curiosity premise: I always ran Win10 setup on a bootable USB, prior set in Bios as 1st boot choice. Now I see videos of Win10.ISO contents copied to C: drive on a separate created drive partition and...
View ArticleHow to get Japanese Kanji with phonetic from excel file
Hello; In an Excel file containing Japanese Kanji with phonetic, how can I get the phonetic above the Japanese Kanji? Kanji with Hiragana Here is a simple code Excel string extraction program, but it...
View ArticleWindows APP Cert Kit Error
I am trying to sign .EXE application and also a .MSI installer, and to create a .PFX certificate file, since this program asks for it, it is Paquet Builder 2021. I tried to use Windows APP Cert Kit...
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