MFC serialization and files version management in Multiple Document Interfaces applications (MDI)
C++ Programming: Versionable Object's Serialization using MFC - Part 2
Published 08/18/2010
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C++ Programming: Versionable Object's Serialization using MFC - Part 1
Published 08/17/2010
Learn about MFC serialization and files version management in dialog applications.
STL Serialization Library
Published 10/24/2006
The STL Serialization Library can serialize and load STL objects from a file. The serialization-file format can be customised as needed.
Managed Extensions: Implementing Custom Serialization
Published 10/05/2004
Tom Archer introduces a step-by-step technique for versioning your serialized files so that your application can handle current and older file formats, as well as properly deal with situations where the application is older than the file format being read.
Defining XML Serializable Objects Using Macros
Published 10/01/2004
The prototype presented allows defining XML serializable objects using macros in an attributes-like manner.
Uniquely Identifying Serialized Files with Managed C++
Published 05/20/2004
In this week's .NET Tips & Techniques column, Tom Archer presents a step-by-step approach to uniquely identifying your serialized files using Managed Extensions, custom serialization, and GUIDs.
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
Published 04/18/2011
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.
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
Published 06/23/2011
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...
How to Determine Which Office Version is Installed with VB.NET and C#
Published 01/04/2013
Knowing which version of MS Office is installed on the client computer is vital; unfortunately, many programmers see this as an afterthought. Hannes du Preeze shows you four different ways to determine the Office versions installed so that you don't make this mistake.
Building an Azure Queuing Message Pipeline
Published 01/15/2013
A developer building messaging solutions with Azure Queuing and Azure Service Bus should follow a Pipeline pattern when processing a significant number of different messages. One approach to building a Pipeline is to layer a message following an Envelope pattern.
