Referencing a static local variable in a procedure is two to three times slower than a regular local, dynamic variable. If your procedure demands every last bit of speed possible,
In today’s world, you probably want to let your users browse the Web inside your app. You can add the Microsoft Internet Control to do this; however, the user must
Microsoft has documented a problem with windowless User-Controls that have a transparent Backstyle. Once a form contains such a control, you can’t select it by clicking on it with the
A valid C string consists of an array of zero or more characters plus an additional null character. Thus, the shortest possible string must contain at least one character. Remember
In pre-standard C++, the prototype of main() didn’t have a return value. On some compilers, it was: main() /* no explicit return value; int assumed*/ While others used one of
Applications constantly undergo modifications, bug fixes, and customization. Programmers often remove pieces of obsolete code that use a variable while leaving the declaration of that variable intact. A clever compiler
In legacy code and environments that support C exclusively, using scanf() is still a widespread method of getting input from a user (or a file, when using fscanf()). When using
One of the frequently asked questions I receive is: “I’m learning C at school/college/from a book. Am I wasting my time learning this language? Should I be learning C++ instead?”
Question: When initializing a formset, each of the forms in the set are displayed before the order 1 form gets focus. Is there a way to suppress displaying these other