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    - cd burning Any ideas how you might make cd burning software in VC++? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259336
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    - Peer-to-peer protocol This is a general question about peer-to-peer protocol in C++. Mercy if it shouldn't be placed here. I have a library called vortex, which can make peer-to-peer flow of data in a pretty balanced way. Big Request, Big response, or the opposite way and on a time-to-time basis However, the text book I've got on hand just talks about how to implement it in Java. I will be pleased if there are any vortex users here can share his/her experiences on how to program peer-to-peer protocol in C++ especially in vortex. That means doing read and write simultanously. http://vortex.aspl.es www.beepcore.org there is not much info (just source code) on these sites anyway... Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259333
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    - Message Compiler - unrecognized event I'm always getting the following message in the designated event log for my application: "The description for Event ID ( 2000 ) in Source ( SpotOn ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: " The MessageId 2000 is in the .mc file. What more do I need to get rid of this error message? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259331
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    - C to C++ I have tried different support media on the net. But did not get any responses. So I resort to this server... Have to apologize first because it is a Linux question but it is a C++ problem as well IDE: KDevelop Compiler: g++ error: vortex-server.cpp: 95 error: argument of type 'gboolean (Wireless::)(gint, VortexConnection*, void *)' does not match 'gboolean (*)(gint, VortexConnection*, void *) Code snippnet Wireless::Vortexmain(...) vortex_profiles_register ( PLAIN_PROFILE, start_channel, NULL, close_channel, NULL, frame_received, NULL); and Wireless::frame_received(...) { } Thanks in advance Jack Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259320
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    - My own icon for MessageBox ? Hi Experts: Under Windows XP, is there a way to force MessageBox() to display my own little icon on its top-left corner (left end of the title bar)? Thanks in Advance! Polaris Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259317
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    - Opening a new Form on top of the main form Basically I wanted to do the following: 1. Open a new form 2. Disable the main form while the new form is loaded. (prevent it from being accessed at all) 3. when the new form is closed, the main form will return to its original state. can anyone give me some pointers as to how to do that? this is what I have so far.... //upon clicking a button in the main form.... TestForm* deviceTester = new TestForm(dev); deviceTester->Visible = true; Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259316
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    - Any point in pre-creating a file for write performance? Hi! I'm creating a data accusition system which needs to dump data to disk, basically as fast as possible. I've used aligned buffers (VirtualAlloc) and overlapped unbuffered IO so far. The write speed is good, probably as good as it will get on my system (~35 MB/sec). I sort of expected to see a difference in speed when overwriting an already created file versus writing to a new file (in the favor of the already created file) because the old one would already be 'laid out' on disk. Is this the case? I dont see a difference, but I got a lot of space on my HD. Would it matter if the disk was almost full and badly fragmented? Thanks! Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259309
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    - Can pre-innitialized array be changed? Hi, I am reviewing some array stuff in 'C' and I would like to understand something. The code fragment below displays the words innitialized in the words array. =============================================== char words[][2][10] = { "We", "Are", "All", "Human" }; printf("All the words will be displayed. Press any number to continue! \n"); scanf("%d",&p); for(i = 0; i<2; i++) for(ii=0;ii<2;ii++) printf("Word > %s:\n",words[i][ii]); //words[1][1]="Nice"; printf("ENTER A NUMBER[#] TO EXIT: >> "); scanf("%d",&p); =============================================== Lets say that further down this program I would like to replace the last word "Human" to "Nice". Why wouldn't I be able to do it with the following line: words[1][1]="Nice"; Anyhow, if I try this, it gives the following error: c:\_DTS_PROGRAMMING\c\GREEN_OSBOURN_P177_PointersWithArrays\P177.cpp(108) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'const char [5]' to 'char [10]' The error seems to not be able to convert a 'const char' (Nice) to a char (as array defined). So is it that when we declare an array this way: char words[][2][10] = { "We", "Are", "All", "Human" }; then we cannot modify its contents anymore? Lets say we wnat to modify the contents, what do we do? I am reading a C book from Osborne and it shows many examples, but this scenario is not really shown, can someone help me resolve this issue... All much appreciated! -- Best regards Robert Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259308
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    - Can a class' static member func be a friend of that class? My class has a static creator function that will instantiate and initialize an object. The initialization requires access to private members. Is there a way to define a class' own static member function as a friend to that class? class CMyClass { public: static CMyClass *Create(int someValInit); private: int m_SomeVal; }; CMyClass *CMyClass::Create(int someValInit) { // simplified sample // my implementation using ATL CComObjectRootEx, // and object creation is via CComObject::CreateInstance // which can only use default ctor CMyClass *pRet = new CMyClass; pRet->m-SomeVal = someValInit; return pRet; } Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259303
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    - char[50] to a BSTR How do I make a BSTR out of a char[50]? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259300
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    - Tracking down a access violation Hello, I'm getting an access violation when my program starts up. My program is linked to a few dll's of mine, and I think one of them is causing the access violation. Here's what Visual Studio says (7.1.3088): First-chance exception at 0x02b72e04 (GComm.dll) in runner.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000000. The problem is that there is no source to display, only disassembly. I suspect there is a global object that accesses another global object not yet initialized. Can I somehow figure out what code is at location 0x02b72e04 in GComm.dll, or is there a better way? Since this happens before debugging even starts, it is difficult to find the problem. Thanks in advance! -- Daniel A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259291
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    - OLE2A() problem Hi I'm using OLE2A(bstrVal) at many places in my COM. where bstrVal is usually the parameters passed to the COM method. What happens is that if somebody send bstrVal = NULL, than OLE2A() crashes. Is there any way I could REDEFINE the behaviour of the macro OLE2A so that it can take null argument too and return empty string instead of giving an exception. The macro is being used at lots of places and its really hard to replace it or add additional checks for null value. Please reply if there is any solution. Regards Usman Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259290
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    - help with c++ Hi all has anyone tried including file1.h to file2.h and at the same time include file2.h to file1.h, and yet get them to properly compiled? Would putting their class contents in the same file help to solve this problem? Are there any work around? Thanks Ponce Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259284
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    - "Double dispatching" of operator-> Consider the following program: // P is designed to be some proxy for T template<class T> struct P { T* operator ->(); }; // PP<T> is designed to be some proxy for the proxy P<T> template<class T> struct PP { P<T> operator ->(); }; // Any old class class C { int f(); }; int main(int, char**) { PP<C> c; return c->f(); } This compiles successfully on MSVC6, MSVC8 (beta 2) and Comeau Online. How is C::f() found? (it is indeed being found, as can be confirmed by attempting to link it.) By what rule does "c->f()" get interpreted as "c.operator->().operator->().f()"? Usually one cannot do more than one "implicit conversion" in one go. Is there a special rule, or indeed a general rule that I am missing here? One can seemingly extend the example to further layers of indirection, e.g. template<class T> struct PPP { PP<T> operator ->(); }; template<class T> struct PPPP { PPP<T> operator ->(); }; then change PP<C> in main to be PPPP<C>. Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259273
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    - message issue i'm trying to make the screen refresh continuously while still handling windows messages correctly. here's what i have: #define MYMSG 19000 PostMessage(hWnd, MYMSG, 0, 0); while (!bQuit) { if (PeekMessage (&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) { TranslateMessage (&msg); DispatchMessage (&msg); } } ... case MYMSG: boardgraphics.drawboard(board); SwapBuffers (hDC); Sleep(10); PostMessage(hWnd, MYMSG, 0, 0); return 0; my understanding is that it should post MYMSG at the end of the queue, and that it will be read after any keyboard and mouse messages. however, the window doesn't seem to be handling keyboard and mouse messages. any ideas? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259266
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    - Timers Anyone know what happens if you use SetTimer to create a timer that can't process the WM_TIMER message in time? For instance, let's say you have it called 100 times a second to redraw the screen, but you run it on a slow computer. What would happen? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259264
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    - Help with strings in MS VC++ Express I need to know how to get from one comma delimited text string to many strings. from this: main_string = "onE,Two,Three , fouR,five, six " to these: string1 = "one" string2 = "two" string3 = "three" string4 = "four" string5 = "five" string6 = "six" the white space needs to be removed and the case needs to be all upper or lower. The result needs to be strings and not pointers or addresses in memory so I can test: string test = "three"; if (three == "three") some getlines will only have two strings some may have up to 10 Please help with examples, you input with exact syntax is greatly appreciated I have been struggling with not using pointers but every time I end up using them. Thanks in advance Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259263
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    - C# Is this the correct forum for Visual C#? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259258
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    - menu bar i have this opengl game i'm working on, and when i click the menu bar at the top of the window, the game pauses. anyone know why this is? does the peekmessage function get blocked when you click the menu bar? i'm using a standard loop like this: if (PeekMessage (&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) { TranslateMessage (&msg); DispatchMessage (&msg); } else dosomeopengldrawing(); Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259251
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    - Emulating AtlWaitWithMessageLoop? Can it be done? I am not familiar enough with the queue servicing functions. They all seem to have little catch-22's that make me hesitant to fill in the empty "else" clause below. BOOL MyWaitWithMessageLoop(HANDLE hEvent) { MSG msg; DWORD dwWaitResult; while ( TRUE ) { dwWaitResult = MsgWaitForMultipleObjects(1, &hEvent, FALSE, INFINITE, QS_SENDMESSAGE | QS_POSTMESSAGE); if ( dwWaitResult == WAIT_OBJECT_0 ) return TRUE; else { /* empty the queue; check for WM_QUIT */ } } } For example, I am tempted to say while ( PeekMessage(&msg, hWndMe, 0, 0, TRUE) { if ( msg.message == WM_QUIT ) return FALSE; DispatchMessage(&msg); } but I read that PeekMessage() **automatically** dispatches 'sent' messages. I also read, of GetQueueStatus(), that "The presence of a QS_ flag in the return value does not guarantee that a subsequent call to the GetMessage or PeekMessage function will return a message" and that makes me hesitant to use GetQueueStatus(). How can I finish off this emulation of AtlWaitWithMessageLoop()? Thanks. Note that my window needn't worry about any input, timers, or anything that deals with it's being shown (it's never shown). -- - Vince Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259247
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    - How do I put the date time into a DWORD? I have the system time but I do not know how to put the various pieces (st.wDay, st.wMonth, st.wYear, st.wHour, st.wMinute, st.wSecond) into a DWORD. SYSTEMTIME st; GetSystemTime(&st); Thank you in advance. Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259240
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    - Which version VS5: Standard or Pro? Which version is for me? standard or pro? What I miss in the Express ver is 1) ATL support 2) resource editing not supported 3) templates for creating COM object dlls. thanks Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259235
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    - GetOleDbSchemaTable VS C++ 2005 In Visual Studio 2003 C++ GetOleDbSchemaTable worked so: DataTable* GetTables(OleDbConnection* conn) { conn->Open(); Object* restrictions[] = {0, 0, 0, S"TABLE"}; DataTable* schemaTable = conn->GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid::Tables, restrictions); conn->Close(); return schemaTable; }; How to make this in Visual Studio C++ 2005 ?? Help me !! Hideen ;-) Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259233
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    - Do specified libraries always get linked? VC++ 7.1 In a project's property pages, do all libs specified in Linker/Input actually get linked into the app in all cases, or do only those that are actually used get linked? Thanks, Dave Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259230
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    - VC2005 and TR1? Does VC2005 implement TR1? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259227
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    - Adjusting printing settings in MFC Greetings! I have an application where a vector font is printed. There are a few parameters (line width and colour, # of rows and columns) that can be adjusted for printing. What I wonder is how I would best integrate it into the printing framework of an MFC SDI application. In particular, I wonder about the following things: - There is a print setup dialog, but that seems to only be a printer setup dialog - is there a way I can add controls to influence the generated layout? - Also, using the print preview, is there a way to either start the print setup dialog or a custom setup dialog so that you can quicker see the effects of your changes? - Lastly, though not that important, why are there only three zoom levels in the preview? I observe that anything between one and ten pixels shows up the same in the preview, but different on the printer - I guess one could see the differences when zooming in closer ... is there a way to? cheers Uli Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259208
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    - how to view the type of catch all (...) exception hi all experts, i have in my code a try block and it is throwing some exception. i am catching that exception in the catch(...) block . i don't know what type of exception is being thrown and being caught in that catch(...) block. is there any way to know the type of exception that is being thrown in the catch(...) block ??? thanks a lot ravinder Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259194
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    - Linking problem : I am using PDH ..objects... I have simply copy a code from msdn and complile ...result is no error.. then tried to build it but ...getting problem..error messages are shown below- --------------------Configuration: testMain - Win32 Debug-------------------- Linking... testMain.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _PdhEnumObjectItemsA@36 Debug/testMain.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals Error executing link.exe. ....................... Help required.. Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259192
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    - substitute of __noop in VC6 Hello, What is the substitute of __noop (VC7) in VC6? Thanks, Piyush Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259191
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    - Slight Beginner Needs Some Help (Please!) The original post is here: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vc/browse_thread/thread/8f278d33ed56f696/f42da5779bede6a6#f42da5779bede6a6 ------ I Have This: HRESULT CReader::GetBytes(BYTE** outBuffer, DWORD* cbSize) { if(outBuffer == NULL) { return E_INVALIDARG; } //m_size is an Internal DWORD which is a member of CReader //and is set to some value elsewhere in the class //m_internalBuffer is an Internal BYTE* pointer which is a member of CReader //and is filled with data elsewhere in the class *outBuffer = new BYTE(m_size); CopyMemory(*outBuffer, m_internalBuffer, m_size); return S_OK; } This crashes the program. I think it's the pointers problem here, but im not sure I cannot simply return a reference because the lifetime of m_internalBuffer is not guaranteed. Thanks in advance Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259189
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    - Slight Beginner Needs Some Help (Please!) The original post is here: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vc/browse_thread/thread/8f278d33ed56f696/f42da5779bede6a6#f42da5779bede6a6 But this group is much more appropriate ------ I Have This: HRESULT CReader::GetBytes(BYTE** outBuffer, DWORD* cbSize) { if(outBuffer == NULL) { return E_INVALIDARG; } //m_size is an Internal DWORD which is a member of CReader //and is set to some value elsewhere in the class //m_internalBuffer is an Internal BYTE* pointer which is a member of CReader //and is filled with data elsewhere in the class *outBuffer = new BYTE(m_size); CopyMemory(*outBuffer, m_internalBuffer, m_size); return S_OK; } This crashes the program. I think it's the pointers problem here, but im not sure I cannot simply return a reference because the lifetime of m_internalBuffer is not guaranteed. Thanks in advance Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259188
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    - LPCTSTR related problems if we have : LPCTSTR index1; index1 = L"name"; // is correct? // if not , please give an example of a correct way if that's wrong. Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259179
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    - Icon in a child window! Hello everyone, This question requires you to know "Checker3" program from Petzold's book. All help is appreciated! I started chapter 9 (Child Window controls) of Petzold's book and as I started reading this chapter, it started to reference stuff we did in chapter 7, more particularly the "Checker3" program. So I immediately, stopped what I was reading and went back to review "Checker3" so I would be up to speed with the particularities of this sample program. All is OKAY... But you know silly me ! I always have to dig further than I have to. For the ones that are familliar with this example!!!! I am curious to know, what if we wanted to have a title bar and an icon in every one of the 25 child windows of the checker board. So first of all I tried to add the following line just before we would register the second wndClass window: wndclass.style = CS_HREDRAW |CS_VREDRAW; But then I thought to myself, this doesn't make sence, since this only allows re-drawing when vertical or horizontal resizes are done. So I commented out that line. Then I changed the following line just before we would register the second wndClass window from : wndclass.hIcon = NULL; to wndclass.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION); But that didn't help either. It clearly states on P.301 of Charles Petzold's book where he talks about the 4 fields that are required in the wndClass structure for registering the Checker3_Child class. The field in question is the hIcon field and he says: "The hIcon field is set to NULL because child windows such as the ones in Checker3 do not required Icons" However, what if we would want them to require Icons, is there something to set in CreateWindow or in wndClass or is it just impossible to have Icons or title bars in child windows ? I have read up on the CreateWindow function which for the 3rd parameter (dwStyle)states: "[in] Specifies the style of the window being created. This parameter can be a combination of window styles, plus the control styles indicated in the Remarks section." I looked at the available control styles... I found they don't really apply to what I am trying to do! However I did not try to experiment with them. If you need to see the whole program, just let me know and I will post it. -- Best regards Robert Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259175
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    - process Id and HINSTANCE...what is the relation betweeen them? Hello Alll, I am learning windows programming and getting confused more and more.. here is my latest confusion... What is the relation between processId (which we come to know from the task manager) and hInstance (which is one of the parameter passed in the winmain function) of a program? Or there isn't any relation at all? if yes..why? as both give us the unique number related to a running program.. Thanks and Regards, Yogesh Joshi Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259164
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    - link errors in using zlib hello, all When I compiled a sample which shows how to use zlib and is provided by the official web site in VC7, the following errors occured. Linking... MSVCRT.lib(MSVCR71.dll) : error LNK2005: _malloc already defined in LIBC.lib(malloc.obj) MSVCRT.lib(MSVCR71.dll) : error LNK2005: _free already defined in LIBC.lib(free.obj) LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRT' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library Release/zlib_test1.exe : fatal error LNK1169: one or more multiply defined symbols found zlib just provide VC6 project of zlib, but I compliled it with VC7 successfully. I know msvcrt.lib and libc.lib are both provieded by VC. I wanna know what might raise the above errors generally. THANKS! Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259155
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    - Final and Cieled and nothing in C++ Has the fact that both Java and C# are garbage collected, and C++ in not, anything to do with the fact that there is no language item to prevent a class from being inherired from? I once read that Java and C# implement this feature for preformance, but the C++ creators said it was not worse the effort. So because Java and C# are garbage collected, in their case is it worse the effort? What is the connection? Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259153
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    - What text will pass the test: IS_TEXT_UNICODE_ASCII16 I can't find any. #define UNICODE #include <windows.h> #include <stdio.h> INT wmain ( INT argc, WCHAR *argv[] ) { WCHAR szStr[] = L"This is some text."; INT iTest = IS_TEXT_UNICODE_ASCII16; IsTextUnicode(szStr, lstrlen(szStr)*sizeof(WCHAR), &iTest); if ( iTest & IS_TEXT_UNICODE_ASCII16) wprintf(L"Passed the test.\r\n"); else wprintf(L"Failed the test.\r\n"); return 0; } -- - Vince Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259151
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    - REQUEST TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM IN VC++ Hellosir, Iamvijayprasadreddy, I have an MDI application in vc++. In the view i have a splitter wnd in which the top view is CScrollView and he bottom view is CRichEditViw. In the top view i can draw the lines which represent Music. we can change the size of the lines by providing a zoom option with 10 to 200 % in a combobox in the Toolbar. for this i want to implement a feature "Fit Window" which fits the drawing to the visible area only. Please provide me your ideas and help me. please do reply me as soon as possible i will be waiting for your reply thanking you yours sincierly vijayprasadreddy.m Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259150
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    - REQUEST TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM IN VC++ I have an MDI application in vc++. In the view i have a splitter wnd in which the top view is CScrollView and he bottom view is CRichEditViw. In the top view i can draw the lines which represent Music. we can change the size of the lines by providing a zoom option with 10 to 200 % in a combobox in the Toolbar. for this i want to implement a feature "Fit Window" which fits the drawing to the visible area only. Please provide me your ideas and help me. Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259149
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    - REQUEST TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM IN VC++ I have an MDI application in vc++. In the view i have a splitter wnd in which the top view is CScrollView and he bottom view is CRichEditViw. In the top view i can draw the lines which represent Music. we can change the size of the lines by providing a zoom option with 10 to 200 % in a combobox in the Toolbar. for this i want to implement a feature "Fit Window" which fits the drawing to the visible area only. Please provide me your ideas and help me. Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259148
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    - Can I get both 'Command Window" and "Win32 Window" I am coding a win32 project, so the .exe have a win32 window but i found it difficult to debug when I want to watch each step of the program, most of then are print to "Command Window" by 'printf' Can I have both win32 and command window, Mingw could do it but it can not compile some vc8 project, Any one knows how to make it in M$ vc, It will be very helpful Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259144
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    - Iterator problem in VC8 calling clear() on a iterator causes a access violation in my app. It was compiled with VC8 and used to work in VC6. It only crashed in the debug version, release version seams to work. It crashes in the list::_Orphan_ptr function ("list" file) --- addionally I get many warning C4996, but they seam to relate to the STD library itself. See below: c:\programme\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\iosfwd(582) : warning C4996: 'std::_Traits_helper::copy_s' was declared deprecated c:\programme\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\iosfwd(597) : see declaration of 'std::_Traits_helper::copy_s' Message: 'You have used a std:: construct that is not safe. See documentation on how to use the Safe Standard C++ Library' c:\programme\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\xstring(2035) : see reference to function template instantiation 'std::char_traits<unsigned char>::char_type *std::_Traits_helper::copy_s<_Traits>(std::char_traits<unsigned char>::char_type *,size_t,const std::char_traits<unsigned char>::char_type *,size_t)' being compiled with [ _Traits=std::char_traits<unsigned char> ] c:\programme\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\xstring(2028) : while compiling class template member function 'void std::basic_string<_Elem>::_Tidy(bool,unsigned int)' with [ _Elem=unsigned char ] - --- thanks in advance Tag: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit Tag: 259137
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All,

Does anyone know how much performance speedup I can expect by using 64
bit C++ / Windows XP 64 bit over the 32 bit versions?

Did anyone test this under Visual Studio 2005 or Intel C++ 8.1/9.0 ?

My application domain is montecarlo simulations but any test would be
great.

Regards
Lars Schouw

Re: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit by Simon

Simon
Wed Feb 08 01:42:25 CST 2006

Ask me again in 6 months and I will let you know :)

Which 64-bit processors did you have in mind?

Re: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit by schouwla

schouwla
Wed Feb 08 18:27:24 CST 2006

I am thinking about Intel Xeon 64 bit processors..

Also nice to have / test : dual core or better.
Lars

Re: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit by Carl

Carl
Wed Feb 08 18:40:06 CST 2006

<schouwla@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1139444844.309698.257280@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I am thinking about Intel Xeon 64 bit processors..
>
> Also nice to have / test : dual core or better.

IF your code:

- uses very large amounts of memory
OR - makes extensive use of 64-bit integer arithmetic
OR - makes extensive use of single-precision floating point arithmetic

then it's likely that a port to 64 bits will have a significant impact on
performance. If your program can effectively make use of a very large
number of threads, then a port to IA64 might be beneficial since today IA64
systems are available with far more CPUs than x64 systems.

Of course, there's nothing like profiling your own app on 64 bit hardware to
know for sure.

-cd

Re: 64 bit performance speedup over 32 bit by Alex

Alex
Thu Feb 09 02:56:08 CST 2006

schouwla@yahoo.com wrote:
> Does anyone know how much performance speedup I can
> expect by using 64 bit C++ / Windows XP 64 bit over the
> 32 bit versions?
>
> Did anyone test this under Visual Studio 2005 or Intel
> C++ 8.1/9.0 ?
>
> My application domain is montecarlo simulations but any
> test would be great.

There's good site: www.spec.org. They produce CPU (and
others) tests to benchmark various parameters. Many hardware
sites use SPEC2000 CPU test in their reviews. You can search
directly spec.org database, however it's not much user
friendly and you will need to do comparison by yourself.
Alternatively, go to your favorite hardware site and look
for 64-bit CPU reviews.