Programming Library

Latest Versions of Software

• For Visual C++, version 9, the full version that students can download legally from microsquid
  
  • Updated 4th April 2008
  • library.obj and library.h.
  • graphics.html General documentation.
  
  
  
  
• New Completely Better version, for Visual C++ express, version 8, the legal and free one from microsquid
  
  • Updated 2nd March 2008 now includes unicode support
  • library.obj and library.h. This version uses the standard "dos shell" window for text input and output, and gives full access to the standard <stdio.h>, <iostream>, and <fstream>, etc. libraries. Also, all known problems have been fixed.
  • soundlib.obj and soundlib.h. This version
  • (the hideously ugly C++ source, if you are unlucky enough to need it), (and for soundlib).
    When using the audio library remember Project -> Properties -> Linker -> Command Line -> add winmm.lib to Additional Options.
  • The regular download of visual C++ express is not good enough. You need to download an extra thing, and do some special setup before it will work. Here are the complex and detailed instructions.
  • graphics.html General documentation.
  
  
  
  
• New Completely Better version, for Visual C++ .NET or version 7.0
  
  • Updated 2nd March 2008
  • library.obj and library.h. This version uses the standard "dos shell" window for text input and output, and gives full access to the standard <stdio.h>, <iostream>, and <fstream>, etc. libraries. Also, all known problems have been fixed.
  • Step-by-step guide to using the graphics library with visual C++ .NET or version 7.0: (word .doc file).
  • main.cpp Trivial main to go with the above.
  • graphics.html General documentation.
  • soundlib.h Additional library for audio processing
  • soundlib.obj Object file for audio processing
    
  • soundlib.cpp Source code for emergencies.
    When using the audio library remember Project -> Properties -> Linker -> Command Line -> add winmm.lib to Additional Options.
  
  
  
  
• New Completely Better version, for Visual Studio C++ version 6.0 (the friendly one)
  
  • Updated 20th September 2007 I forgot to change the version dates in the file, but it is the new one.
  • library.obj and library.h. This version uses the standard "dos shell" window for text input and output, and gives full access to the standard <stdio.h>, <iostream>, and <fstream>, etc. libraries. Also, all known problems have been fixed.
  • Step-by-step guide to using the graphics library with visual C++ .NET or version 7.0: (word .doc file).
  • main.cpp Trivial main to go with the above.
  • graphics.html General documentation.
  • soundlib.h Additional library for audio processing
  • soundlib.obj Object file for audio processing
    When using the audio library remember Project -> Properties -> Linker -> Command Line -> add winmm.lib to Additional Options.
  
  
  
  
• Just in case of emergency, I don't expect there to be any good reason for using this old version
  Old files to download for use on a PC with Windows and Visual C++ version 6:
  • Step-by-step guide to using the graphics library with visual C++ version 6.0: (word .doc file)
  • IMPORTANT To download the following, DO NOT open the file in the normal way and save it. You must RIGHT-CLICK on the link, and select "save target as...". This is not a printable file, so opening it for display will not work in any useful way.
    • library.obj v1.04.017 (w/6) Friday 9th December 2005
    • library.h v1.04.017 (w/6) Friday 9th December 2005
    • main.cpp Trivial main to go with the above.
    • graphics.html General documentation.
    • soundlib.h Additional library for audio processing
    • soundlib.obj Object file for audio processing
      When using the audio library remember Project -> Settings -> Link -> add winmm.lib to the end of the "Object/library modules" list.
    
    
    
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• Putty telnet/SSH client
• CDEX (new version) extracts WAV files from CDs, also converts between WAV and MP3 format