Take a closer look at the 2 Gb limit that we are plagued with in different languages, and how to get around them.
Getting Past the 2 Gb File Limit
Published 01/22/2007
Latest File I/O Articles
Three Powerful Yet Untapped Features of NTFS
Published 06/21/2005
The NTFS windows file system has introduced several features that improve the performance, stability, and reliability of file storage. Of these, three features lend themselves to advanced methods of information storage and collation. Few applications have, however, made extensive use of these features. This article introduces these features and identifies some of the potential uses each one exhibits.
Managed Extensions: Using the .NET OLE DB Classes to Read Text Files
Published 09/28/2004
Tom Archer illustrates how to use the .NET OLE DB classes to read text files.
Open Source File Visual C++ Add-In
Published 09/06/2001
A Visual C++ add-in that opens a file that is stored anywhere in your Visual C++ x86 "Include" path.
CFileChangeEvent Class
Published 05/17/1999
CFileChangeEvent Class
Alerting the user when an open file has been changed by another application
Published 04/24/1999
Alerting the user when an open file has been changed by another application
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C++ Exception Handling: How to Handle Exceptions in C++
Published 03/24/2017
Learn to implement exception handling mechanism in C++.
TypeScript for the C# Developer
Published 06/05/2017
Learn about TypeScript: what it is, and its type system.
Detecting a Touchscreen in Visual Basic
Published 05/31/2017
Learn how to detect if a touchscreen is available on the device running your application. You'll also see how to display a touch-enabled keyboard!
Using C# 7 Pattern Matching
Published 04/07/2017
Take advantage of pattern matching to check for patterns in your code, improve performance, and simplify your code.
