DC++

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a little more info might be a great help for instance: what was language was it written in? php? java? visual basic? C++? etc... and do you have the source code? that is important because having the source code means you wont need to start from scratch, you can just edit the code where needed and ma...

doesnt seem so. you are limited in the way you can advertise it where on that site you can post what you like and as much as you like
there is also a list of great links for everything that you would need for using DC

hope its ok to post this here. there is a new site setup for hub owners to advertise their hubs or network hubs. seems to be doing ok since its only been up a week, thought you lot might wanna have a snoop :wink: www.dchubad.com if that site works then we might see a lot less spam in our hubs 8) BTW...

i was told to ask one question at a time on thise forum to make things easier and simpler... A single question is easier to answer than a post full of them those links came in handy, thanks ive started to play around with some sample programs to get the hang of things but it still looks a bit compli...

I'm back with 2 more questions but i will ask one at a time :oops: ok her's goes nothing :D the file that i had to download and include in the compiling of DC++ ... STLPort-4.6.2 what does this file do, what purpose does it have??? i think you can guess the 2nd question after this one :D this is get...

i think it will be a while before i could do anything usefull though i do have a few good ideas. there's just so much to go through
im going to keep at it.

It seems my C++ skills are not up to date, i have a LOT to learn

i didnt know that it was the deep end, i just thought that it might be the obvious place to start. A question was put to me some time ago about designing a project like this and they said:- where do you start, do you start by drawing the GUI or writing the code and then the GUI or even both together...

ok, i have thought about first goals and my first goal is to figure out how the GUI is designed. There is one thing that has me curious and that is when you have many windows open ect... hubs/ downloads/ Private Messages all at the same time. when you close one or several in any order, it remembers ...

i have programmed C++ but it was a long time ago. a lot of the code looks familiar so thats not the issue. ive seen quite a few other clients and to be honist, i dont realy like the general look of them or the way they work. DC++ is well presented, easy to use, much more tidy, easier to configure, m...

I did happen to look at the properties of all those files in the Solution Explorer. I am not sure what everything on that Properties page does or how to configure it yet but there's no rush, i will take your advice and take one step at a time :D I find it a lot easier when i have an image of the bas...

i agree with you, a project like this could take a very long time to learn but i will do it eventually with the help from this exelent forum and reading up other sources. from a newbie's point of view, the question is... Where do i start??? I thought about this question many times (as im sure that o...

wow speedy reply
ok exelent, i will go through them all. I hope this section is of some help to others because there are some questions answered here that were never asked anywhere on this forum.
thanks for your help, much appreciated

back once again
ok after checking through those i am finally understanding the basic structure!
what about 'Client' is there a little more info on what that section does?
thank you

thanks for those replys they do help
ive been reading as much as posible and i am starting to understand a little better now, thank you GargoyleMT, that was what i was looking for. simple lamen and easy to understand. i just wish i started this a long time ago
thanks

hi, thanks for the replys! im not realy interested in other projects, im just interested in how DC++ works, how its put together, what type of application it is. i just find it fasinating and frustrating at the same time because i dont know where to start. there seems to be a lot of parts to build o...

ive already played around with Visual Studio and read loads of the doc's

ive read a lot of the docs but they talk in gobol de gook and i dont quite understand

i was hoping for a little direct help other than being pushed away but thanks for your help anyway [/quote]

hello ive only just learned how to compile dc++ source from some of the great ppl on here and i still have a lot to learn. im still trying to learn how to use Ms Visual Studio .net 2003 and ive read a lot of the docs but they talk in gobol de gook and i dont quite understand. firstly i dont understa...

i understand a little C++ from some time ago, its just getting to know how to use the compiler as there are so many new options. i apperciate the help, i couldnt do it without your help.i doubt if i will ever create anything special but it would be nice to see how a client if put together. i find it...

back again :roll: i did all that in the order you said and i got no errors :) but i had 5 warnings? this was what i got when i clicked on (build solution)... ------ Build started: Project: bzip2, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Compiling... randtable.c huffman.c decompress.c crctable.c compress.c ...

wow thanks, now that i can understand.
i'm just not used to this new MS Visual Studio .net 2003. lots of new things on there i dont understand but the programming side i should be ok (hopefully)
thanks again

aha i found it but this is what my 2nd question was... How to compile in 4 easy steps: 1) Make sure you've downloaded the WTL 7.1 Package and have all the files in it in your include path. You can find it on the dc++ sourceforge site. Mind the version. 2) Make sure you have stlport installed and tha...

hehe i cant even find the sourcetree :oops: when opening Visual Studio .net and loading up dcplusplus project i see on the left, 2 sections (one on top of another) called solution explorer (on top) dynamic help (below) i see the project in the solution explorer window with the files ... bzip2 client...

thank you for your quick responce, i will have a browse at that.
thanks once again

hello be nice its my first time :roll: i am running XP Home Edition i have downloaded everything needed to get started and have installed the SDK Core. im new to Visual Studio .NET 2003 AE and very much like to learn from you all as i kow nothing :oops: my first problem is that i start up Visual Stu...

yes, i think you are right
MicroSoft Development Enviroment 2002 Version 7.0.9466

dam, now i realy do have problems
thanks for your reply

i have installed MS Visual Studio.net twice this week because i thought the same thing and i downloaded the source for DC++ a few times too.
oh, i run windows XP Home edition. not sure if that matters?

i tryed both and they still wont load
if i load the solution file, i get the folling error...

The selected file is not a valid Visual Studio solution file.

After pressing ok, there doesnt seem to be a project?
i just wish i knew what i was doing wrong.
thank you for the replys

the source i have is = DCPlusPlus-0.401-src when opening the folder, i see these items... [folder] bzip2 [folder] client [folder] DCPlusPlus-STLPort-4.6 [folder] DCPlusPlus-wtl7.1-src [folder] MakeDefs [folder] res [folder] windows [folder] zlib VC++ Project File - bzip2 VC++ Project File - client V...

please somebody help me i have installed the MS Visual Studio .net 2003 Enterprise Architect (which i payed for) the problem i have is, when trying to open the project using MS Visual Studio .net 2003 Enterprise Architect, I get an error telling me that the file i am trying to open is version 7.10 a...