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About Ralph McArdell
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I am a software developer with more than 10 years C++ experience and over 20 years experience developing a wide variety of applications for Windows NT/2000/XP, UNIX, Linux and other platforms. I can help with basic to advanced C++, C, software development and many platform specific and system development problems.

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My career started in the mid 1980s working as a batch process operator for the now defunct Inner London Education Authority, working on Prime mini computers. I then moved into the role of Programmer / Analyst, also on the Primes, then into technical support and finally into the micro computing section, using a variety of 16 and 8 bit machines. Following the demise of the ILEA I worked for a small company, now gone, called Hodos. I worked on a part task train simulator using C and the Intel DVI (Digital Video Interactive) - the hardware based predecessor to Indeo. Other projects included a CGI based train simulator (different goals to the first), and various other projects in C and Visual Basic (er, version 1 that is). When Hodos went into receivership I went freelance and finally managed to start working in C++. I initially had contracts working on train simulators (surprise) and multimedia - I worked on many of the Dorling Kindersley CD-ROM titles and wrote the screensaver games for the Wallace and Gromit Cracking Animator CD. My more recent contracts have been more traditionally IT based, working predominately in C++ on MS Windows NT, 2000. XP, Linux and UN*X. These projects have had wide ranging additional skill sets include system analysis and design, databases and SQL in various guises, C#, client server and remoting, cross porting applications between platforms and various client development processes. On another avenue I have started writing software for Symbian based devices (mobile phones).
   

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problem in c++ programming1/15/2008Ralph McArdell
  Q: and thanks for your help about my last prob. U was on vacation and i was waiting for u because only ...
  A: Firstly, I very much doubt I am the only one to be able to answer such questions as you ask here. ...
C,C++,C#1/14/2008Joydeep Bhattacharya
  Q: i am a electronics engineer, now i have started learning C++,C# and .Net Can u please help me by ...
  A: I am a final year student of MCA, when I was learning languages I found that basic level tutorials ...
Classes1/14/2008Eddie
  Q: Sir I am Trying to solve an Assignment so ca you please tell me what is the problem with my code,My ...
  A: I'm not entirely sure what your problem is since you didn't specify, but I've spotted a couple of ...
performance of c and CPP programs1/14/2008Joydeep Bhattacharya
  Q: Had a general question on performance between C and C++. Is there any study indicating one is better ...
  A: C is a procedure oriented language, and C++ is a object oriented language with advanced features ...
A question on strcmp's implementation1/12/2008Ralph McArdell
  Q: Below is the code snippet of Microsoft's C runtime strcmp implementation: int __cdecl strcmp ( ...
  A: -------------------------- FOLLOWUP -------------------------- One thing I should caution you about ...
C++ data types..1/8/2008Eddie
  Q: i have a char variable... suppose char a; cin>>a; and I input the character '46'... is there any ...
  A: Sure, you can get the integer value from a character. C++ provides the object istringstream for ...
Classes1/5/2008Eddie
  Q: Respected Sir, I am not understanding classes so i want to learn what classes are and ...
  A: The reason for classes is so we can group together data that describes a particular object, as well ...
c++1/4/2008Eddie
  Q: good day, i have base class ,where i have three member functions (actually abstract,no definition)in ...
  A: It sounds like you could maybe use a function pointer to accomplish what you want, however, if you ...
file handling in c++1/1/2008Eddie
  Q: 1st of All Happy New Year Sir!...My question is about file handling i want to make a data of users ...
  A: It sounds to me like you need a struct for your User and associated data in code. Here is a snippet ...
text editor12/28/2007Joydeep Bhattacharya
  Q: i want to create a text editor using turbo c++(including all the menu options using graphics) and i ...
  A: Probably for such a complex application you need to use almost all the header files. First create ...
main() function !12/17/2007Prince M. Premnath
  Q: why we write main function at the starting of program?
  A: Its not much essential that main() function to be the starting of the program , perhaps you can ...
File processing12/17/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Ralph McArdell I am reading a text file in c++. There are 13 columns in a row and 3370 lines. I ...
  A: Sorry but you have almost all of the code I used. The only parts missing are: - the header ...
C++12/17/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: How can we implement f(x)=10 in c++;
  A: Sorry but I am not sure I understand your question. Do you want a function f that takes a ...
File processing12/16/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Ralph McArdell I am reading a text file in c++. There are 13 columns in a row and 3370 lines. I ...
  A: This is a rather odd piece of code. For a start what are all these supposed calls to the stream ...
c++12/12/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: i dont know where and how to use static_cast<int>( ) forexample:num-static_cast<int>(num) plz help ...
  A: Well you really should not need to use static_cast<int>() for built in type conversions and ...
Functrions.12/8/2007rakshitha
  Q: What is the difference between function overloading and function overriding in c++?
  A: Function overloading is giving the function same name but different types of parameters. Function ...
C++12/7/2007rakshitha
  Q: What is the difference between constant reference & constant pointer. Why two different name are ...
  A: Difference between refrence and pointer is refrence should always be initialized when created and it ...
string manipulation12/4/2007rakshitha
  Q: How do i write a c++ statement that assigns the 34 in the part variable to the code variable? ...
  A: string part = "ABCD34G"; int code = 0; int ilen = part.length(); char * temp = new ...
C++-command line arguments12/3/2007Joydeep Bhattacharya
  Q: how do i work with command line arguments in C++(how to pass the arguments)
  A: compile the program and as you have compiled the program the exe has been generated in the same ...
About file handling in C++12/2/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Kindly requested that can you tell me How to sort the 100 records in the file in C++
  A: Not definitively. This is because they are many ways one could approach this problem. The exact ...
Constructors of Global Object12/1/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: I have a lot of experience with C++ but I never understood one thing: If you define a global object ...
  A: This behaviour is defined in the ISO C++ standard in section "3.6.2 Initialisation of non-local ...
variables12/1/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: i have just begun to delve into programming. i am currently reading an excellent beginners book, ...
  A: In programming languages like C++ variables are things that can hold a variety of values, and the ...
void POINTER11/30/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: . Can you explen me about void pointers in C++ in detail with example.
  A: In C and C++ a void pointer, or void * type, is a pointer type that points to no particular type of ...
Opengl C++ in Linux - Animation/evolve not working11/28/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: I am very new to C++/opengl and I have been having alot of trouble with my C++ code for the Linux ...
  A: I am not an expert in OpenGL but it seems to me from a quick look at your code that you have two ...
Void functions and the switch operation (logic errors)11/27/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Hey Ralph, Hope you're doing well. I wanted to ask you something pertaining to a C++ code I'd ...
  A: You do not get the file to do anything – it is a chunk of data. Rather you read the data in the ...
Void functions and the switch operation (logic errors)11/27/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Hey Ralph, Hope you're doing well. I wanted to ask you something pertaining to a C++ code I'd ...
  A: Well a quick look at the code reveals that you are reading in a char then using it like an int: ...
fstream as a class member11/26/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Would you give an example code how to write a copy constructor or assignement operator for a class ...
  A: The problem is that std::fstream objects are _not_ designed to be copied. In fact copying and ...
c++11/26/2007rakshitha
  Q: i want 2 make a pyramid of alphabets the output should b- A A B A B C A B C D like ...
  A: cout<<"number of characters to be printed"; int inum,ispace; cin>>inum; char *temp = new ...
seting position of cursor on desired location at the screen in c++11/25/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Aoa.i am a student and i have to do ana assignment in which i have to set the postion of cursor on ...
  A: The C and C++ language standards have _no_ support for such functions. You do not mention what ...
New11/25/2007Joydeep Bhattacharya
  Q: I'm very new to C++ and its really confusing, i need our help please........ How do i write a code ...
  A: to solve a C++ or any kind of programming problem you have to go step by step #include<iostream.h> ...
Is it possible to inherit classes from STL classes?11/24/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Sir; Is it possible to inherit a class form an STL class. Is there any memory issue if we r using ...
  A: The answer is yes and no. Yes you can inherit from an STL class (including the basic_string class ...
Need HELP11/22/2007rakshitha
  Q: /* area.c */ #include "stdio.h" #include "conio.h" #include "graphics.h" #include "stdlib.h" ...
  A: But, I have devC++ compiler! Which does not support graphics.com. I have to get another compiler. I ...
C++ compiler porblem11/21/2007Joydeep Bhattacharya
  Q: I have developed a project using C++ with many different .cpp files (main.cpp,window.cpp,courses.cpp ...
  A: replace all the header file inclsion inside the source code i.e. instead of using ...
C++ compiler porblem11/21/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: I have developed a project using C++ with many different .cpp files (main.cpp,window.cpp,courses.cpp ...
  A: First I think config.sys has very little meaning in the world of Windows XP. Second I am unfamiliar ...
C++ constructors and float vs double11/21/2007Ralph McArdell
  Q: Good day, I have two different questions regarding C++. First, I wanted to know what are the main ...
  A: 1/ Constructors --------------- The first form: myclass() { n = 0; } is in ...
output incorrect, please help11/18/2007rakshitha
  Q: I know that I already asked you a question a couple days ago, but I asked someone else and they ...
  A: I came through the program and have some questions. Please, do answer it so that I can proceed ...
qsort()11/18/2007rakshitha
  Q: How are you? I have a qsort() question. Can you do qsort only on a part of an array (not the entire ...
  A: yes you can where you will send the lower index as 10 and higher index as 20. Here is a smaple code ...
C++ Number Guess Program !11/14/2007Prince M. Premnath
  Q: i am a newbie in this so please bear with me. i have to write a program on a guessing the number ...
  A: Problem with your program is the set of statements given below ! >>sum+=noOfGuesses; ...
Memory Leak with vectors11/14/2007rakshitha
  Q: I have a program in C++ that is leaking memory while pushing data to the vector. My problem is that ...
  A: pixa=*(image+ xpos + (LineLength * (ypos))); Hi one more question. Here you are passing image as a ...
How to use write() function with float values ?11/13/2007Prince M. Premnath
  Q: #include<fstream.h> #include<io.h> #include<dos.h> #include<string.h> #include<conio.h> void ...
  A: Nothing sounds serious with this program , just take a look at the prototype of the write function ...

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