IT & Infrastructure

Speaking as a MCSD I would say it has definitely been worthwhile. From a knowledge perspective I have gained immeasurably. On more than one occasion I have run across a problem and found the solution by remember something I came across while studying. From an employment perspective I realized almost 20k salary increase the first contract I got after obtaining my MCSD. Although quite a lot don’t know what MCSD is those who do are impressed by it. Having it on my resume has definitely brought me to the top of the list. If you are driven to continually learn more and become better, than yes go for it. If you are looking for a way to increase your cash potential then find another field.

Stacy Johnson wrote: I'd appreciate any input you might have on these pictures. You have about as good a grasp of programming as a concussed bee. That's my input. --Mike-- My really out-of-date homepage "Why does anyone have a web page? Too much free time... not enough friends... justifying owning a computer." -- Noel Crane on Felicity Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan.

Now There's a good idea :)

If you want DOS support I suggest the wonderful Allegro library. Its meant to be used with DJGPP, but it does include ports which work with other compilers (VC++, MINGW, etc) HTH, James Sonork ID: 100.11138 - Hasaki and a digital cookie (not chocolate chip, its computer chip) goes to whoever can be the first to tell me what Hasaki means. I know someone registered on here can tell me :)

thanks for link, it looks _very_ useful t!

I don't know if you'll believe me, but I AGREE with you. And feel that I owe you an apology, one I hope you'll accept. I let my frustration over this get the better of me, and I'm sorry. It should've been obvious to even the smallest of minds, that you spent a great deal of time and effort on this, when I'm sure that you had more enjoyable things to do. I hope there's no hard feelings, as much as it pains me to admit sometimes, I am only HUMAN :) Just one thing though, I'm NOT an inexperienced user. I've used Windows since 3.1 and have had more than my share of updateing, formatting, fdisking, installing, re- installing, etc.,etc.. This most recent problem however is much different. Stacy Johnson

I don't play with this stuff all the time, but you might be able to start a debug session either by attaching to the IIS process _or_ by compiling in a break point. I think if you stick an _asm int 3; in the c++ code the JIT debugger (probably VC?) will kick in, and you'll be able to trace through the code (assuming you include and link with debug info). My understanding is that debugging a DLL invoked under IIS is the same as debugging a service, so you might also be able to use MessageBox with the MB_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION option for some really klunky debugging.

I sugguest you look up CoInitializeSecurity() in MSDN, or if you really want to know security programming I recommend you take a look at Programming Windows Security by Keith Brown.

Handle WM_ERASEBKGND. See the VC forum FAQ, this topic is covered there. --Mike-- My really out-of-date homepage "Not our fault we are intellectually superior to the rest of the office." -- Paul Watson in the Lounge, 12/12/2001 Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan.

Check out the links at my site http://www.ravib.com/mp3. /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com

>(printers are OK, but computers are not) Maybe the high-end printers are ok, but I've had two HP inkjet's fail on me in under a year. I find it hard to believe that I simply got defective units both times. >or order from Gateway, Dell, or some other computer maker that has good parts, good service, >and full support. Gateway's used to be good a few years ago, but nowdays I wouldn't trust the components they use as far as I could throw them. Since the push to do everything "on motherboard" the quality has gone waaay down. Even Dell uses cheaper components these days than they used to in efforts to reduce costs. Dell is still an acceptable option, but have to agree that building your own system is *the best* way to go. It's really not all that difficult, even for someone with limited technical knowledge once you do a little research. This way you get everything exactly as you want it, and YOU not the OEM get to choose what components (if any) you want to save money on and what components you want to go all out on.

Lynch mob? There's only me replying to an arrogant post to a simple question.

thanks for your information guys, Regards, Ian