Normally, you see stars (*) when you type something into an edit box that has the password flag. Unfortunately, these edit controls are not secure. By using secure edit controls, you can make your edit boxes resistant to password revealers.
Create a chart using a MS Chart control in VC++. See how to populate the chart as well as label the axe with source code.
Determine when a document has been modified. In the particular case of word processors, most tend to have a "dirty" flag that is set when a user types. This article demonstrates a smarter "dirty" flag that uses probabilistic methods.
Illustrates how to handle the OnCtlColor message and modify the background colors of edit controls. (The article was updated.)
Add a minimize button to a window with style WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW.
This is a hybrid ComboBox with a Tree View replacing the drop down ListBox. (The article, demo project, and source code were updated.)
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
Hannes du Preez shows you how to disable titlebar buttons and menus in your programs temporarily.
WebSockets are intended to build bi-directional connections between a web browser and a server. This must be done in a safe way. In addition, the WebSockets have a huge disadvantage (to say it politely). Read on to learn more.
