I've seen a couple of presentations / demos about this technology; here's a link for one of them: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/65.I'd like to learn more about what is involved in making applications that support such devices. If anyone has (or can find) any kind of infor...

I am looking at a project which would involve connecting a (piano type) keyboard to the PC and being able to monitor key presses along with velocity (how fast/hard the key was pressed). This is not actually for music at all, but is a custom input into a system I am designing where a 40-60 key keyboa...

Is there any diffrence between VS .NET 2005 Standard and Professional as regards features for generating setup programs for my Windows-forms applications (which use VBA code for Word/Excel automation).I ask because I consider buying that software and don't know which version. However "Professio...

What are some other websites like it? Not that I don't like them, it's just that I'm not seeing any projects I want to contribute to.

I have been trying to learn Java for a few years, stopping a after getting frustrated with it a few times. I will give a list of the languages I know in order of the ones I know the best. VB6JavaCVB.NetC++COBOL-used to be real good at itI work as a Database analyst with Oracle9 right now, but I ha...

Hello.I am trying to compile VLC media player for Windows CE. I am using a cross-compiler built by the guys at the videolan project in Ubuntu.The problem is that i gets a compile errors when i does the make command.The errors is:Cannot export _vout_SynchroInit (_vout_SynchroInit): symbol not foundCa...

First of all: Hi dev-archive.com!It' feels nice to be part of a community as dedicated as this one!So, the situation:I'm working on a program that (ultimately) calculates digits of Phi (1.618...). I've taken the approach which involves calculating the n-th Fibonacci number ( called F(...

What exactly is a widget. I know that its add-on software that is usually written for a specific host intended, but are there any rules? I have never made one before(if you can't tell) and want to. I heard about Ruby on Rails and thought I could use that, but I don't know if it'll...

I'm looking for a code converter... a sort of pretty printer for LaTeX, and something similar for HTML. I know there's a link in the C++FAQs, but it seems to be broken. Can you point me to a good one? I need in particular to generate LaTeX source. Thank you all!

Sorry I am sure this has been asked a number of times and I tried searching on it here but I found nothing that fix. Also I hope this is the correct forum for this question.My programming background is PHP5 & ActionScirpt2/3 at an advanced level. So I understand vars, loops, classes and objects. How...

OK, just broke down and bought a M-Audio Keystation USB MIDI keyboard. Unfortunately I had to take the floor model, so I did not get any software (I will swap it with a new one when it arrives in about a week).I do have the drivers installed, and it appears OK, however I have no application programs...

Whats the difference between a web designer and a developer? alright i know that designers = outside, developers = inside.. sometimes times. but is it possible to differentiate the two on the basis of appearance? http://www.designervsdeveloper.com.au/default.aspxIm just curious cause i came across th...

How to we write the "File Version" information in the properties of an executable file.Basically, when we right-click on an executable. Then select 'Properties'.Then there comes a tab 'Version' where many details like file version, company info etc can be punched in.How can I add...

Hi ,<br/>I'm an e&e graduate and i intend to work in the test developement field .<br/>What are the necessary topics and programming knowledge that i should cover? Will knowing link list and binary trees etc help me in my job?<br/>Please advice.Thanks

Do any of you know how to write code in c or vc++ to disable password protected excel files? We want to automate this process. I know how we can disable it manually. We are looking to automate the process for reading excel file with password protections on them. I have a VB script that works fine bu...

We are looking for a soltuion similar to what BMC (Marimba) provides or ESD (Electronic Software Delivery). Do any of you have any recommendations. Any help will be greatly appreciated. It can be open source, of-the-shelf, or 3rd party vendor. What would you recommend being the simple soultion for...

Well i am running Windows XP SP2, XAMPP, with PHP5, i want to use the builtin method of PHP to send emails, but i can't, it seems to need some kind of configuration of mercury email server. How do i do that?PS:Emails to local accounts such as admin@localhost and user@localhost are possible and...

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Hi Pals,I'm trying to develop an application which can run in a mobile OS like Windows Mobile. The application will then be run from an pda via RS232. This application will be a touch screen GUI to control an instrument. What programming language will be most suitable for such an application? A...

Hi, I'm trying to create a batch file that will toggle my sound playback device between my two audio output devices.SO I Know that mmsys.cpl is the file that opens up the sounds and audio devices properties. I can get to the 3rd tab, but I don't know how to access the contents within the t...

Hi there<br/>I need to test if a rectangle is inside to another rectangle( if a rectangle is included to other rectangle)<br/>help me with this algorithm, or give me some links to start from.

hey guys, i was a programmer a while ago in c++, python, basic, assembler and all the goods. i stayed in command line and microcontrollers though because i was intimidated by the code for visual and gui stuff. im a bit older now and think i can take it, i just need to know sme tings. where is the be...

I have already come up with a solution in portable C++ to handle dynamic event handling, and yesterday I came up with a solution for native properties as well. Consider the following.First of all, an abstract base class for delegates called IDelegate.class IDelegate{public: virtual void Invoke(vo...

please tell me how to remove this virus. I have removed the folder on Program Files via Command Prompt but the flashing red shield icon with 'x' and blue icon with '?' is still there. how do i remove this? please help me before my brother founds this out. hes goin to kill me. th...

I ogten use(d) -1 to pass an invalid color, in g++ i get a warning (of course) and i was looking for a better solution like:void test( COLORREF c ){ if( c == NULL ) { MessageBox( 0, "NULL", "", 0 ); } :ehh: }However.. value 0 is also NULL.....

Yamgo has recently launched mobile video streaming service at http://yamgo.mobi and we need to test which mobile phone networks it works on around the world. The 'beta' service allows users to view free live TV and upload and view videos on mobile phones. We would really appreciate your fe...

hi guys,im a bit of a dummy when it comes to this stuff but im looking for a html editor that will code cross browser.as much as i would love to write it all freehand i really dont have the knowledge yet.if anyone has any suggestions they would be greatfully recieved,Thanks,...

All,I am continually having to look at extremely lage and complex XML files. These files have a common schema, but the source does not always output elements in the same order (unless part of an ordered sequence...).So what I am looking for is a good tool that will compare XML files where the format...

I write form designers (which includes some additional helpful functions) I make use of a compiler which could handle unicode as ansi code however, i would like to use unicode only.This means all the windows api's should be unicode calls, no issue here.But the designer generates code using Crea...

I spent 75 minutes of coding, implementing this interface.namespace APX{ namespace Collections { template <typename Type> class IArray { public: virtual ~IArray() throw() {} // Interface Methods virtual unsigned long __stdcall GetLeng...

hello guys, <br/>i want to make 3d game with c#.net2 and i am not know how i can start please help me to know the tools which are required to start professional game ?<br/>hint:<br/>if there any language rather than c# give force with implement game (c# or java) ?

While searching on coding techniques, I enocuntered this site www.coderewind.com. It offers various features like downloading and all. has anyone seen this?

I entered into a "loose" agreement with a customer that I'd create an application for them, without any obligation on their behalf to purchase it, and in return I wouldn't promise a specific delivery date, basically just working on it in my free time. I completed the app per their requirem...

Hello everyone I have a question concerning the future job market of the programming industry.I was a high school junior this year taking an AP Computer Science course. This course taught Java and I enjoyed the whole year of it. Now, it's summer and I have been getting into C++...I picked up De...

To start an utility from our main program we thought of creating an environment variable that would contain the full path to said utilities .exe file. Something like this;_MYAPP_PATH_ = "c:\Program Files\MyApp1.2.3.0" (version at the end)So when installing this utility the environment variable is cr...

I am using MS Office Outlook 2007, when i try to sort the mails by read/unread, I get the message "you cannot sort by this field.", does anyone know how to resolve that. <br/>Best Regards,<br/>Mushq

All:I just got laid off because I wasn't a good coding architect compared to others in my group. I'm moving on to my next job and I have some time off to try and improve on both my coding skills and my design skills. The problem is, I have no idea how to begin. Going through a book on C...

I acquired a "broken" Dell flat screen. The problem is that the backlight went out. I took the whole thing apart, reseeded all the connections and it worked fine. Now that I put the casing back on, the backlight stays on for 5 seconds and then shuts off. The strange thing is that you don't have...

How could I get the source code from the CVS web?like at: http://cvs.winehq.org/cvsweb/ ??I try to use TortoiseCVS to connect to :server:cvs.winehq.orgbut it seems there is no response after a long while...so I assume i'm using the wrong method.Any help is welcomed....

Perhaps you find this ( http://www.dev-archive.com/cpp/w-p/system/threading/article.php/c14005/) interesting ;)I found it very interesting and a nice article that gives very nice introduction about the usage of the library mentioned (RapidMind) as well. :thumb: I have a few questions though. :)1. Ho...

I wanted to start a discussion on Open Source. I've been working pretty focused today, so my mind is a bit fried. Hopefully I am not starting a conversation that will turn out to be 'duh'. I'm an author, so the position I'm taking is not one I really support. Rather, I'...

dear all,i fancy a career change, into programming. i was very talented in the 1980s and have started to learn |C++is it feasible to be self-taught and simply demonstrate applications developed to get a junior role? is my path of non-visual c++ the best route?all advice warmly welcome!many thanks,...

I wouldnt know how difficult this can be. Basically i want a small executable that switches which of my two monitors (tft+lcd) will act as the primary one, instead of going into display options->advanced->nvidia panel->etcusing nvidia 7800gtx, 91.31 drivers, always in clone modeis this poss...

Hi All,I'm thinking about writing a program to help out my boss (ain't I a nice guy?). This will essentially involve reading data in from a flat file (let's say "input.txt"), organizing that information based on a series of .dat files that contain the various categories that the data...

It took me 15 minutes to understand what caused the following error message. :D Here's the code:typedef int Int;class Foo{ Foo ( Int a, Int b, Int c, );};Here's the very unhelpful error message..\Simulation.cpp(6) : error C2146: syntax error : missing...

I know C++ and MFC and am familiar with C# and Java. I have written Windows applications in C# and MFC. I want to focus on one. Which one should I focus on? It seems that C# is being used for ASP a lot, but it hasn't caught on as a language for making Windows application. Java is used, but...

My questions is about developing any of the following types of open source and/or free softwares. Please read the following quoted texts. 1. Media Player Play any Video and Audio formats which have the codecs installed in the computer. built-in VCD/SVCD/DVD decoder (the decoder can only be used for...

Ok, I am sure everyone has seen how when new applications are installed, at the end, your desktop usually "blinks" as windows explorer (explorer.exe) updates its new icons for file types.Well I am wonder how these installer apps are able to do this. Like is there some kind of API function to perform...

I want to create a minimilastic compiler. I have read about the parsing and other stuffs but the one thing I still don't know about is from where can I read of how to actually convert the source code into the machine code (say for Intel 32bit processor)?I have read about the ELF file format tha...

Hi all,I somewhere read something that made me think that certain batch command switches won't work if the OS is not english.What is of concern to me is that I often use /Y to suppress the prompting of confirmation for example when deleting or overwriting when copying. I am assuming that /Y is...