Having a bit of an ish with unicode.
Basically, I've discovered an encryption library on planetsourcecode that
does exactly what I want - it encrypts a string using a fairly (more than
just XOR) sophisticated method, using the functions in advapi32.lib, and can

I have a C++ MFC application which sometimes crashes exactly 1 minute after
starting the app. "sometimes" means maybe after the first start, maybe after
the tenth. The crash happens on Windows 2000 SP 4 but does not happen on
Windows XP. It happens only in release build, not in ...

This is absolutely bizarre.
All I want is a simple address of a function... simple enough right.
extern "C" int WINAPI _tWinMain(
..

I have a VC++.Net project. Project specific defines and include paths
are saved in an external file (response file). I use the file during
compilation giving it by means of the @ compiler option that is
provided through project properties: C/C++ -> Command Line ->

My customer has asked for an email notification when a file has been sitting
in a directory for too long without being accessed.
Using FindFirstFile and FindNextFile the ftLastAccessTime IS NOT UPDATED if
a file is opened using notepad or InternetExplorer.   The LastAccessTime IS

Anyone know how to get a stack trace from a C++ exception? I'm using
unmanaged C++.

Hi,
I'm trying to use the __typeof operator to find the size of
CRYPTPROTECT_PROMPTSTRUCT in managed c++:
DWORD somesize = Marshal::SizeOf(__typeof(CRYPTPROTECT_PROMPTSTRUCT));

Hi, all,
   Anyone know how to issue a http request from VC or have a sample?
Thanks!!
Regards,

Is there any way to get VS to print the compilation settings that it is
invoking as it is calling all the compiler tools, for instance
instead of
Compiling...

I am using ‘CorBindToRuntimeEx’ To create a runtime host and execute an
assembly:
hr = CorBindToRuntimeEx(. . .)
hr = spICorRuntimeHost->CurrentDomain(&spUnk);

(using 2005 beta 1 SDK)
what tool is used to link static libraries?
I am trying to create a static library, but when I run
link /out:"project1.lib" project1.obj

I downloaded SQLExpress from Microsoft and .NET Framework 2.0 Beta too. I
removed previous version of .NET Framework and installed the new one
according to the instructions on the web. But, I can not open one single
existing project in .NET visual studio any more. The obvious ...

I have some problems accessing a soap service made in c# using an
ATL/MFC client over SSL. I have tried both CSoapMSXMLInetClient and
CSoapWininetClient as template arguments with my stub class.
The service is returning with the error code: -2147467259. I have not

I was checking .NET multithreading lately, and my book mentions that the
 thread scheduler provides quantoms of a time to each thread in "round
robin" fashion.
Is there any on line reference about it? I suppose it is just a circular

In .NET, what happens when a background thread and a foreground thread
have the same priority (e.g. Normal). Do they share the same processor time?