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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Graphics related error in turbo c++ | 1/28/2012 | Prince M. Premnath |
| Q: I was trying some graphics under C++ Programming Language. Whenever I compile any program ... A: Sorry for the bit of delay in responding your query :( .. but of busy .. fine ... If you didn't get ... | ||
| Graphics related error in turbo c++ | 1/17/2012 | Prince M. Premnath |
| Q: I was trying some graphics under C++ Programming Language. Whenever I compile any program ... A: Hai Dear Swetha,, Sorry for the bit of delay in responding your question, well I have already ... | ||
| Random number always the same. | 1/6/2012 | Zlatko |
| Q: For some reason I couldn't follow up with the previous question so I had to make a new one. I'm not ... A: You see the same value for infected because of this statement: infected = rand()<=Inv_NumofBees ... | ||
| Error whilst updating a file | 1/5/2012 | Zlatko |
| Q: ) I have encountered one final problem with another function in which I need to update my Inventory ... A: Every time you call rand() you get a new random number. I thought that was what you wanted. I guess ... | ||
| Error whilst updating a file | 1/5/2012 | Zlatko |
| Q: ) I have encountered one final problem with another function in which I need to update my Inventory ... A: You are getting random data in the file because you are not initializing the Inv_ variables. You ... | ||
| Reading a specific line in a textfile and later updating it. | 1/4/2012 | Zlatko |
| Q: I have a textfile containing the following information: Total number of Bees: 15 Total number of ... A: In the line which prints to the file you have: Inv_Money-price*numofbees price is a float, so the ... | ||
| Reading a specific line in a textfile and later updating it. | 1/4/2012 | Zlatko |
| Q: I have a textfile containing the following information: Total number of Bees: 15 Total number of ... A: At this part: if (fscanf(file, LINE_1, &Numofbees) != 1) /*Checks for the number of bees and the ... | ||
| Reading a specific line in a textfile and later updating it. | 1/3/2012 | Zlatko |
| Q: I have a textfile containing the following information: Total number of Bees: 15 Total number of ... A: I'll show you how to read and write the file in C, and I'll let you work on the program calculation ... | ||
| algorithm confusing | 1/2/2012 | Abhishek Kumar |
| Q: , I need some help from you, this is my c coding: main() { int n; int sumn=0; for(n=3; ... A: If you see closely you will see that your program is doing something like : sum=6 n=6 sum=15 n=9 ... | ||
| Memory allocation | 12/20/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: I am facing segmetation fault in c program. I am suspecting below piece of code. char **name = ... A: The code you sent me would not cause a seg fault on its own, but I suspect it has some problems. ... | ||
| c | 12/9/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: 3)sir my doubt is about extern storage class.”when we have a global variable defined in one c ... A: You may have gotten the 35 output because you included 1.c into 2.c. That is not how to do it. You ... | ||
| Help with pseudocode question | 12/8/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: need help with the following question in pseudocode: Design a program that uses the following ... A: I see your assignment, but I don't see your question. What is it about your assignment that you are ... | ||
| c question | 12/2/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: am gettin error when i try to read float type data in array of structures.. the program terminates ... A: When I tested your program. It worked well as long as I gave it correct input. If it was asking for ... | ||
| c | 12/1/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: My doubt is about variable declaration and definition. Int a ; it is declaration of a .no memory ... A: When you say int a; it is both declaration and definition, and memory IS allocated for the a. When ... | ||
| C programing and data structures | 12/1/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: write a c program to add all numbers between 100 and 200 that contain the digit 5. A: Here is a hint about how to do it. Create a 'for' loop which counts from 100 to 200 Within the for ... | ||
| Return statement / Exit(). | 11/30/2011 | Prince M. Premnath |
| Q: what is the purpose of a return statement/exit() function? A: Hai dear Elme, The exit() function stops the program. exit_code is passed on to be the return ... | ||
| Follow up - C Function to work in larger program | 11/28/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: Zlatko. Thanks you for responding to me so quickly. The sample program worked great. However when I ... A: The problem is in the main loop. The comments with my initials (ZM) below explain it. Its a very ... | ||
| c storage minimal space | 11/28/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: How can i do the following in C: in order to store the string "abcd", i may need 5 bytes( 40 bits). ... A: It's an interesting question. I may be off by 1 here and there in my analysis below, but I hope you ... | ||
| c storage minimal space | 11/28/2011 | Abhishek Kumar |
| Q: How can i do the following in C: in order to store the string "abcd", i may need 5 bytes( 40 bits). ... A: If you see why we take 1 Byte (8 bits) space for storing a character is because ASCII characters ... | ||
| C - Help with finding duplicates in array | 11/27/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: Good evening, I hope that you might be able to help me with this. I have a program that finds ... A: I would do it like this. Put the checking logic into its own function. The checking function will ... | ||
| Here I let you the program,I really need help before tomorrow...THANK YOU | 11/25/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: I'm sorry I thought I sent you the message,maybe I did something wrong. Thank you anyway for your ... A: Very well, then you should be starting with one parent and one child, and you should get that ... | ||
| Here I let you the program,I really need help before tomorrow...THANK YOU | 11/25/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: I'm sorry I thought I sent you the message,maybe I did something wrong. Thank you anyway for your ... A: What is your program supposed to do? I think this is what you want: The child1 reads a message from ... | ||
| Here I let you the program,I really need help before tomorrow...THANK YOU | 11/25/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: I'm sorry I thought I sent you the message,maybe I did something wrong. Thank you anyway for your ... A: I promise to take a closer look at your program tonight when I have time. For now I have 2 concerns. ... | ||
| output of a program. | 11/23/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: sir, please give me output of following code:- int *a, b=30; &b=1000; a=&b; b=b-5; *a=*a+b; *a=b-10; ... A: You need to trace through the program line by line and write down what is happening. For example: ... | ||
| output of a program. | 11/23/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: sir, please give me output of following code:- int *a, b=30; &b=1000; a=&b; b=b-5; *a=*a+b; *a=b-10; ... A: The code is incorrect. You cannot say &b=1000; It is like saying "the address of b is 1000". The ... | ||
| c | 11/23/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: i know the storage classes.but i am not able to identify the difference between life and scope of a ... A: In C all variables are either local or global. Global variables are ones which are declared ... | ||
| Regarding program | 11/22/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: I want to ask a question regarding a program.Please help me out of this.i want you to resolve this ... A: If you have 2 expressions, separated by a comma, like this: e1,e2 the program first evaluates e1, ... | ||
| Help needed to write a program in c | 11/18/2011 | Abhishek Kumar |
| Q: I need to write a c program to remove duplicates from a file. I have a wordlist.txt file with ... A: Till now you program looks good. In the end you are copying the entire file into the buffer. Now you ... | ||
| array | 11/17/2011 | Abhishek Kumar |
| Q: i would very much appreciate it if i could get a response from you today. i am new to this site and ... A: I have written code for you but from next time i want you to at least try before asking. And for ... | ||
| C arrays | 11/12/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: I have a problem and I don't know how to explain it. I have a projects and it uses a -1 index, like ... A: It's possible to have a -1 index. The compiler will accept it but it is not a good idea. I would say ... | ||
| program not running right way | 11/12/2011 | Kedar Desai |
| Q: #include<conio.h> #include<stdio.h> #include<process.h> #include<alloc.h> #include"dos.h" // for ... A: whenever we put ; after the for statement it executes the statement block whenever condition goes ... | ||
| program not running right way | 11/11/2011 | Kedar Desai |
| Q: #include<conio.h> #include<stdio.h> #include<process.h> #include<alloc.h> #include"dos.h" // for ... A: There is a syntax error while writng calloc function. Calloc function always takes 2 parameters. One ... | ||
| arrays of different sized elements | 11/9/2011 | Kedar Desai |
| Q: I'd want to know if there is any way in C to do the following/ -create an array with different sized ... A: No, in C each element of an array have to be of the same type (and thus the same size as well). I ... | ||
| Multiple page output | 11/7/2011 | Kedar Desai |
| Q: I am coding a program which keeps record of all employees of an organization. There is an option to ... A: Sir, I don't know about multiple pages in C. But, You have another option for this is to show 5 ... | ||
| Making a character bright in C | 10/31/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: I have a problem in C. I am coding a menu driven program that has four options in the main menu: Add ... A: There is no specific way of doing this in C or C++. It will depend on the operating system you are ... | ||
| c | 10/30/2011 | Kedar Desai |
| Q: #error is used to display user defined messages during compilation of a programme. This is my ... A: #error produces compile time error messages. Syntax: #error token_string The error messages include ... | ||
| C | 10/30/2011 | Kedar Desai |
| Q: write a program to find roots of a quadratic equation. A: #include<stdio.h> #include<math.h> void main() { int a,b,c; float d,p,q,r,s; printf("\n\n Enter ... | ||
| c | 10/30/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: Sir #error is used to display user defined messages during compilation of a programme. This is my ... A: The purpose of #error is to tell the programmer that some condition necessary for compiling has not ... | ||
| Fibonacci Sequence | 10/23/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: How to print Fibonacci Sequence using loop and function? Can I install Turbo C/C++ on Windows 7? Is ... A: I've made a video for you to show you how to get started with Visual Studio. I'm sure you can find ... | ||
| Fibonacci Sequence | 10/22/2011 | Zlatko |
| Q: How to print Fibonacci Sequence using loop and function? Can I install Turbo C/C++ on Windows 7? Is ... A: I don't know anything about how to find or install turbo C. I do know that it is a very old compiler ... | ||
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Zlatko
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I can answer questions about C / C++ programming, software design, algorithms, and interprocess communication. I have access to Microsoft Visual Studio and gcc as my development platforms.
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I have been developing software professionally for UNIX and Microsoft Windows since 1991.
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I have a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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