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Your ADO is broken
I found today that Microsoft has violated the holy rules of COM and broken their msado15.dll. The violation occurs after the installation of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (version 6.1.7601.17514). What’s...
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An introduction to three VC++ Macros: How they came to be
I’ve been recently working on a C++ project and ran into a task where I had to move many inline header functions out of the header and into the corresponding .cpp file. Visually, I wanted to convert:...
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A macro to flip between the source and header file (and back again)
The macro journey begins here, moving a function from a header file into its source file. The first problem presents itself as this: how can I get at the source file from the header file? I have never...
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A macro to create a C++ implementation from a header declaration
The second macro in this mini-series is a highly useful one. From the header declaration, it opens up the .cpp file and creates the skeleton so you can begin to add the implementation. This makes...
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Base64 Encoder and Boost
Well, I was looking for a Base64 library recently, and I thought, “I know, I bet it is in Boost, I have Boost, and Boost has EVERYTHING.” And it turns out that it does! Kind of. But it’s a bit odd and...
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