Articles written by: M. Saqib - MYCPLUS - C and C++ Programming Resources

Author: M. Saqib

wav sound player class

This is a visual basic 6.0 wav sound player class that plays any selected sound file in .wav format. It has the filename property to select the file and play property to play the sound file. ASP...

256-bit Serpent VB Implementation

This is a slow but working Visual Basic implementation of the 256-bit Serpent algorithm. Serpent was a finalist for Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and appears to be a very secure powerful algorithm. The Advanced Encryption Standard, or AES, is a symmetric block cipher chosen by the U.S. government for the encryption of classified electronic data and is implemented in software and hardware throughout the world to encrypt sensitive data.

BASE 85 Encoding VB Class

This is a BASE85 Encoding Visual Basic class that expands the text to be encoded by 4:5 i.e. uses 5 ASCII characters to represent 4 bytes with 80% accuracy. Used in Postscript and PDF documents. Useful if binary data needs to be persisted in ASCII text.

Visual Basis: Count Number of Characters in a String

This is a visual basic 6.0 source code to count the number of characters in a string. This function can be useful in Text editors or where you want to tell the user that how many characters have been inputted in the text field. You can also define which characters to count and which do not.

Counts the number of words in a specified string

This is a visual basic 6.0 source code that counts the number of words in a specified string. This function can be useful in Text editors or where you want to tell the user that how much words have been inputted in the text...

C# Code that Prints the Date and Time in Various Formats

This is a simple C# program that returns the current date and time in various formats. This program uses the DateTime.Now property to get the current date and time.

Exporting PowerPoint Slides to Images in C#

This is a very simple Visual Basic source code to export all the slides from a PowerPoint presentation. This source code can export images in any specified image format like .jpg, .bmp or .gif. I wrote this function while I was working on my undergraduate project “PowerPoint to XML Interchangeability”. I had to make some sort of PowerPoint Viewer to view the slides so I wrote this function to export PowerPoint slides into image sequences so that I can display them into an image control and export the images at a temporary location.

Block a Specific IP Address in PHP

In this article, we’ll explore how to block a specific IP address or a list of addresses from accessing a webpage using PHP. By leveraging PHP’s capabilities, you can fortify your web applications against unauthorized access and potential security threats. Let’s delve into the process of implementing IP-based access restrictions to bolster the security of your PHP-powered webpages.