If the IDE has an integrated debugger then I suggest using it, is so educational to watch how the code runs, how stuf works and ofcourse is easy to find your bugs. simion314

Hi, I switched from C# to C++ with Qt4 framework 2 years ago and I love it. Here are some tips that can help you: -you must understand the process of compilation and linking to be able to solve some errors -try using collection classes lice STL vector or Qts QVector instead of C style arrays,you could use .at(index) to access items that will always check the bounds or you could enable some debugging flags that can spot errors like accessing outside of the bounds of this classes -i like the .h and .c++ file separation,it is easy to read the declarations -about pointers, use them only when needed and do not forget to release them at the end ,implement correct destructors(or copy constructors if you nned them) -if you have a SIGSEGV error then the first place to search is in the place you use pointers,the problem usualy is that the pointer points to invalid memory,when you release a pointer make it point to NULL otherwise it will still point at the same memory but the object/data is gone -there are also smart pointers, and you can make the code smart to clean itself,like in Qt where when you delete a parent object it will clean the children automatically I hope this helps and I also ask the "real men" here to also give you tips to make your life easier, I think if i had to program Win32 or MFC apps i would also hate it,if you have a choise in a tool check Qt4 simion314

I still have it on a partition but my main OS is Linux(Arch Linux), i write cross platform code using Qt and c++ or mono and use Win XP for windows only stuff(maybe 1 week in this year)

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Hi, i am not familiar to win32 api so this may seen a easy question, i have a handle to a menu item, how can i action (virtual press that menu) and run it's method. I want to do this from other program ,from my programm i want to control menus from other apps(i already read the menus,i have handles to them). Thx. I found that it will work in most cases with WM_command

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