Recent content by Chris Matei

  1. Chris Matei

    C++ binomial tree float versus double preformance

    Check this, it might have some valid explanation: http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=506100
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    Help!!! Java business/trading days calendar library

    Google has a Calendar API; even though I never used it, it's worth taking a look at. It seems to have a way to retrieve holidays: http://code.google.com/apis/calendar/data/2.0/developers_guide.html
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    The Master Happy Birthday thread

    Happy birthday Alain.
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    Database access in C++

    Plain ODBC API, just found it: Dr. Dobb's | A Lightweight C++ Wrapper for Microsoft's ODBC API | January 1, 2002 C# is definitly the easiest way, but I don't know the requirements. As far as COM/ADo goes you just have to follow the pattern described in the samples, no need to learn COM
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    Database access in C++

    Those are for the COM layer - component object model. OLE and ADO are based on COM. ADO is a convenient way to acess dbs. If COM/ADO is not an option for your project then maybe MFC is a better candidate: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa232553.aspx
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    Database access in C++

    Doug, try this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms681557(VS.85).aspx MS Access connect string example: Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\myFolder\myAccess2007file.accdb;Persist Security Info=False; Let me know if you still have problems
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    How do you do this in VBA ?

    Welcome Andy, glad to help. I don't remember where I got it from; I used it some time ago.
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    Integrate C++ program into VBA

    There is a free add-in download for VS.Net, similar to VBA and it offers the benefits of the .NET environment. Debugging could be easily done in Visual Studio.net IDE. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5e86cab3-6fd6-4955-b979-e1676db6b3cb&displaylang=en
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    C++: Inheritance and Overloading

    That is very true. I missed that
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    C++: Inheritance and Overloading

    Adam, regarding the Matrix& operator= ... This definitly works on an abstract Matrix class Matrix& operator=(const Matrix& rhs); and the cpp contains the implementation for the operator. Let me know if you need the rest of code
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    New 'kid' on the block

    BofA has quants, or related, in Charlotte. I will check their internal career site and let you guys know
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    New 'kid' on the block

    Thanks for the warm welcome guys! My work experience is in IT, with some occasional interactions with quants and traders. I have contemplated the idea of getting into a FE program, but didn't do more than just read some books and articles,too busy writing code. Past year and a half, since I...
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    New 'kid' on the block

    Hi everybody, I have been reading the postings on the site for a while and I look forward to put my two cents in. My background is in CS and Math, working for a number of years in equities and derivatives, and currently preparing to get into a MSFE program.
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