In a default MFC - dialog based application (VC6.0 or VC7.1), the following
try-catch code does not be catched in Release mode, but it is OK for Debug
mode. Any compiler/link option is required to turn on or turn off?
try

hi, this should b a simple question...does the socket class use async? like
in vb u have to tell it to use async, but in c++ i cant find either, its just
"listen" or "connect"...is it async or sync?

I've been trying all morning to convert my 2003 project (managed) to 2005
(/clr since I have both managed and unmanaged code). I'm guessing I have
tens of thousands of lines of code to change. Did a lot of converting '__gc'
to 'ref', converting '*' to '^', converting 'new' to ...

OK, I'm mixing old style with new style, so sue me...  : )
Will under old syntax, I'm able to create a SerialPort instance. But, when I
try to convert the Parity proerty to a String*, I get the following compiler
error:

Why am I getting the following C2440 error?
public __gc
class X
{

How can I test in a culture- and operating system independent way if the
.NET Framework is installed (and in a certain version) on the target
machine using vc++ 6 ?

On this MSDN2 webpage describing the Framework 2.0 SerialPort class:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/30swa673(en-US,VS.80).aspx
there is the following text under 'Example':
"The following code example demonstrates the use of the SerialPort class to

This thread is a continuation of a thread with the Subject "Unhandled
exception - Different under debugger and non-debugger".
(http://www.dotnetnewsgroups.com/newsgroupthread.asp?ID=186902)
Oleg and Carl:

the visual editor component refuses to work and I get his brain dead
warning when I try to use it
I compile and run clean, but the visual dialog editor is broken.
anyone have a clue how to slap this up-side the head, as it were?

I'm getting different behavior if my code is running under the
debugger or not.
I have modified Winmain to look like this:
// Copyright (C) 2002 Microsoft Corporation

I believe this is not allowed:
union comboVar
{
   int         i;

At the following link:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b23b94s7
there is the following quote near the top of the page (pay special attention
to the last sentance):

I'm trying to create an abstract base class with a pure virtual method
(using /clr and VS C++.NET 2005 Express). This will do the trick:
ref class baseClass
{

I have a problem with a mixed mode application. It consists of an
unmanaged C++ dll, a "mixed mode" dll and various VB.NET dlls using the
mixed mode dll to talk to the unmanaged dll.
When running on a development machine, everything works just fine. But

1. Is   Marshal::AllocHGlobal(IntPtr)  always pinned memory?
2. Is   Marshal::AllocHGlobal(int)   moveable or pinned memory?
MSDN doesn't really explain that little difference ...
Thanks, Urs