How do you access another things like access internet via program (C++)?

[855]

no seriously .. i just finished c++ the beginner book, but i dont believe with this knowladge that i can build something useful really .. i want to go to the next level .. tell me how to access another programs/softwares, websites and other things .. im sick of this bat file xD

[Jake]

It's all about the Frameworks man. No need to re-invent the wheel. Figure out what you want to do, then mix libraries together to accomplish your goal. For instance, my most recent project is a hack/bot for a game. So I need Boost api, since im working in C++ and want to achieve easy OOP and delegate systems. I also need microsoft's jumpgate system called Detours. And I need something to render a GUI with relative ease, and I chose http://qt.digia.com/ for it's easy designer. Already got my pointers in Cheat Engine, and a basic gui rendered, so now I'm already coding the bot AI and support systems for things like calculating rotation based on two coordinates (aimbot stuff). Still gotta find the movement functions though..... time to bust out OllyDBG.

It's easy to get overwhelmed. I recommend getting a strong and proven set of libraries that you know you will use, learn from their Getting Started pages, and just have fun with it. The great part about C++ is you really can do anything. And companies will hire you if you have a bachelors degree in comp.sci. Almost all the corps are still running on legacy systems, despite how long .Net has been out.

Networking is a HUGE task. And so the better the framework you use, the less your brain will explode. People always recommend Lidgren, but honestly Boost.ASIO is more my style. Gotta dig through the documentation though, which sometimes is all you can do. I recommend getting used to studying documentation, there's not always code samples on google, and by google i mean yahoo (lol), for the things you need to do, and that's where your previous training comes in.

By the way, check out AutoIt3. It's a script language based in C++, so you can import it's header (and library pdo mind you) to make your life a crap ton easier. Just watch your EULA's, so you don't overstep © boundaries.

Learn threading if you don't know it already, and learn how to manipulate struct pointers. You'll be on your way in no time.

[justme]

For internet (Ethernet), and using windows you need to study winsock2. This is a library used for Ethernet connections.