Fall 1999 Example Code

Command-line Argument Examples

The following are short, mostly undocumented, C++ source examples. All code compiles in Visual C++ and executes as described under Windows NT.

Description	Files
Illustrates how to retrieve a file name from the program command-line, open it, and test whether the file exists.	here
Illustrates how to use int and char command-line arguments, converting ascii string to an int, and simple argument validation.	here

The following are short, mostly undocumented, C++ source examples. All code compiles in Visual C++ and executes as described under Windows NT.

Description	Files
Precedence of '*' and '.' when using a pointer to a struct variable.	here
Array of pointers to struct variables.	here
Declaring and deleting an array dynamically.	here

"Nothing is so annoying as a good example."

- Mark Twain

W D McQuain 9/20/1999