The Mechanical Hand posted:

I want to learn .NET basically and I'm not sure where to start. Is there any poo poo I gotta get down pat before jumping in or is it feasible to pick up a book that tells you from scratch "Hey, here's where to get started, beginners!" and learn from that? Any thoughts?

Dr. Horrible posted:

It errors on "price = CDbl(txtPrice.Text)" Conversion from string "" to type 'Double' is not valid.


I really need help understanding this.

SiLk-2k5 posted:

Is there any particular reason why I'd want to convert the strings to a numerical value considering that C# handles strings in switch statements just fine? (Using Visual Studio 2005)

Boz0r posted:

Is there some sort of smart method when I've extracted an array of bytes from a file, to convert them to long, short, or chars in Java?

very posted:

Surely there must be a way to set up a message map that can take a parameter of some sort, and make a menu item that passes the parameter along? I couldn't find anything that would tell me how to do this, or if it were even possible, but really I don't know what to search for.

kruna posted:

So I need someone to point me in the right direction I need to go to learn how to run another program via C++.

Mask posted:

I think I have to do some sort of if statement that maybe equals itself from top state to best votes but I just can't seem to put it together.

Nofehr posted:

My external HardDrive has been powering down (energy save mode?) and cutting my music off when it instantly realizes it should do this because it is streaming music and boots back up.

Someone recommended that I do this in Terminal (yes im a mac user)

code:

pmset -a spindown 30
0=Never

will that work? I want my drive to stay powered up while I use it to stream music, but i don't want it to never power down/save energy.

blueninja posted:

Rodney Chops posted:

I'm not that experienced of a programmer. But I use VB alot at work. For my job I get some of the information I need off a website. On the website there are drop 5 drop down boxes, and a command button to start the query. It just returns one number to the page. I have lists combinations of these boxes I need to manually put in, then click GO. Then write the number in an excel sheet. There must be some way to automate this.

pankus posted:

I have some variable names that I want to be clear, but can't find a way to shorten them while still remaining readable.

code:

countryAnnualProductionByStream(11,220,1980:2030) !(stream,country,year)
countryAnnualProductionAggregate(220,1980:2030)   !(country,year)
regionAnnualProductionByStream(11,220,1980:2030)  !(stream,country,year)
worldAnnualProductionAggregate(1980:2030)         !(year)

Does anyone have suggestions or some reading on variable names? I looked through Code Complete for some ideas but I can't really fit them to any guidelines.

tripwire posted:

Should I refactor my code to use regex.h or is it possible to compile the pcre library to a personal directory and link it from there? Would I still tell pass gcc the -lpcre argument or would that look different?

RonniePudding posted:

Need some big brains to help get my javascript working, specifically setting the focus in Firefox. I got it working in IE but not sure how to get it working in Firefox. I'll continue to google. Thanks for anything.

The Dissonant posted:

Hey guys, a friend of mine makes 3D models in 3DMax. I want to make a game with him, but don't know where to start. Obviously, I'll be doing the programming part. Are there any good basic tutorials for this (C++, C#, or Java preferred)?

Rocko Bonaparte posted:

I have been getting frustrated with the sort times in tables for Eclipse's SWT GUI interface. I found some code that claims nlog(n) complexity, and it still takes about 2 seconds to do 1,000 elements. Doesn't that seem like a long time? I'm wondering if the sorting algorithm is the weak point in SWT or if some of the SWT stuff gets in the way.

Rocko Bonaparte posted:

SWT doesn't seem so bad from a developer point of view

Triple Tech posted:

Let's say I have a handful of functions that are functional (side effect free), and the first argument to all of these functions refers to the same thing (an object, or id, whatever represents the main concept they operate on).

Should these functions be bundled together into an instantiatable class?

Rocko Bonaparte posted:

Sorry to bug you again on this, but it looked like the example I was trying out already does shut off redraw for the table while it's sorting. I was looking at the code from: http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/SWT...enerFactory.htm

Rocko Bonaparte posted:

Is jface stuff included in Eclipse SWT, or would I have to install it separately? I always run into jface stuff when I was searching for information on SWT, but I never quite pieced it together.

Stephen posted:

function parseURL($url)

Sexxxy Sophitia posted:

So I have to write a program to explain bytes and bits and int values in C
but I'm having trouble getting exponents to work. Here's an example of what I'm doing.

code:

printf("A long value stores %d byte(s)\n",sizeof(w));
printf("Which means it can store %d bits.\n",sizeof(w)*8);
printf("That means it can store %d values.\n",(pow(2,(sizeof(w)*8))));

Should I be doing this differently because it's returning the wrong values.

sund posted:

Does anyone have any DNG experience? I have a raw bayer pattern and am trying to wrap it in a very basic DNG file so I can demosaic it later. Using libtiff I have managed to make a TIFF file containing the bayer pattern. What are the bare minimum TIFF tags I need to add to this file to so it can be identified as a DNG?

Mustach posted:

Go to Project >> Whatever Your Project is Called Properties >> Configuration Properties >> C/C++ >> Preprocessor, make sure WIN32 is part of the Preprocessor Definitions.

The Remote Viewer posted:

The example is confusing enough that I'm having trouble extracting exactly what point I'm supposed to get out of it. What if we assigned a value to x before the function, would it change from 50 to 2 (when the function is called) and then back to 50, or does the local variable exist independently when func(x) is being called?

The Remote Viewer posted:

Another thing that's confusing me from the same page: In the example I posted, the function is func(x). In the next example, which is exactly the same except x is defined as global, it's just func().

Is this a significant difference? Why does it have a parameter of x in the first example?

MrMoo posted:

This can only be a troll, no ones that stupid.


That is one 'tarded peeve. Can't possibly use meaningful punctuation it interferes with neckbeard shell syntax.

Clock Explosion posted:

I had an idea for a program, but I have an easy question about an assumption I made first, and I'm not quite sure how to Google it.

Essentially, my assumption is that, in least in Windows, when you click a file that's of an associated type (for instance, you click an *.mp3 and that loads up WinAmp), Windows (or whatever) launches the program with the file's path as an argument (so Windows launches WinAmp and passes C:\Music\foobar.mp3 as an argument to WinAmp).

Is this true, or is it more complicated then that?

jeremiah johnson posted:

I'd like to write a program to solve cryptograms what would be the best language thats free and available on Linux to do this.

jeremiah johnson posted:

I'm thinking of this kind http://www.rinkworks.com/brainfood/p/crypts1.shtml.

No Safe Word posted:

http://rogeralsing.com/2008/12/07/genetic-programming-evolution-of-mona-lisa/

This guy did it, and would be where I swore you got the inspiration to do it until you asked if anyone had done it before (especially since it's just a few weeks old). He includes code here as long as you grok C#.

Jo posted:

I picked up a used copy for $20 at the start of the semester.

It was in Chinese.

Avenging Dentist posted:

Look up "fractal terrain generation".

hexadecimal posted:

Wow that seems a lot cooler than my slow rear end smooth poo poo with random shape. You wrote this: http://gameprogrammer.com/fractal.html?

chocojosh posted:

Any thoughts on there being a single thread specifically for job seekers/job offers?

zootm posted:

The \r, the \b, or both? I've never actually used either so someone who knows about this would be appreciated.

J. Elliot Razorledgeball posted:

If I just want to create a simple batch or VBS file to run as a system service, what do I need to do in order to stop getting error 1053 (Service failed to respond in a timely manner)? Do I have to have the batch file echo back something to the service controller to say "OK I'm started"?

J. Elliot Razorledgeball posted:

The problem is whenever I log out of RDP the program will close 10 minutes later. How can I set this up in the task scheduler to have it running 24/7? It's basically a background daemon answering simple requests on a particular port.

quote:

Also, just for curiosity's sake now, would it actually be possible to have a batch file work as a service? Or is it just absolutely impossible?

Jethro posted:

When does the lisp script return control to the batch script? If it happens when it's finished, then maybe just edit the batch file to run in an infinite loop?