cannot convert ‘std::basic_string’ to ‘const char*’ for argument ‘1’ to ‘int system(const char*)’

The type of expression ” quickscan.exe resolution 300 selectscanner jpg showui showprogress filename ‘”+name+”.jpg'” is std::string. However function system has declaration int system(const char *s); that is it accepts an argumnet of type const char * There is no conversion operator that would convert implicitly an object of type std::string to object of type const … Read more

How to implement tag system

I believe you’ll find interesting this blog post: Tags: Database schemas The Problem: You want to have a database schema where you can tag a bookmark (or a blog post or whatever) with as many tags as you want. Later then, you want to run queries to constrain the bookmarks to a union or intersection … Read more

out in System.out.println()

System.out is initialized to null when the class is instantiated. This is set by the nullPrintStream() method in System.java, which just returns null. When the JVM has initialized, it calls the initializeSystemClass() method. This method calls the native method setOut0() which sets the out variable to the appropriate value. This may seem weird but it … Read more

Using perl’s `system`

Best practices: avoid the shell, use automatic error handling – IPC::System::Simple. require IPC::System::Simple; use autodie qw(:all); system qw(command –arg1=arg1 –arg2=arg2 -arg3 -arg4); use IPC::System::Simple qw(runx); runx [0], qw(command –arg1=arg1 –arg2=arg2 -arg3 -arg4); # ↑ list of allowed EXIT_VALs, see documentation Edit: a rant follows. eugene y’s answer includes a link to the documentation to system. … Read more

Solving a linear equation

Cramer’s Rule and Gaussian Elimination are two good, general-purpose algorithms (also see Simultaneous Linear Equations). If you’re looking for code, check out GiNaC, Maxima, and SymbolicC++ (depending on your licensing requirements, of course). EDIT: I know you’re working in C land, but I also have to put in a good word for SymPy (a computer … Read more

Adding system header search path to Xcode

We have two options. Look at Preferences->Locations->”Custom Paths” in Xcode’s preference. A path added here will be a variable which you can add to “Header Search Paths” in project build settings as “$cppheaders”, if you saved the custom path with that name. https://help.apple.com/xcode/mac/11.4/#/deva52afe8a4 Set HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS parameter in build settings on project info. I added “${SRCROOT}” … Read more

system(“cd “) in a C program

The changed directory only lasts for the duration of the system command. The command starts a separate program, which inherits its current directory from your program, but when that program exits its current directory dies with it. You can use && to join the commands together, and it will work: system(“cd /D C:\\Users\\USER\\Desktop && mkdir … Read more