What are you all doing?

[Buzby]

It suddenly occured to me that we are all here on this bulletin board solving each others niggles and problems and being generally nice guys/gals to each other :) but we don't really know what each other is really doing - we don't know the bigger picture.

I thought it might be quite interesting to know what kind of applications are being developed in VB - not only would it serve to show non-believers just what is achievable in VB but I think it would be interesting just to know. Maybe I'm the only one with this opinion. Who knows!

Myself, I'm currently writing a system to store Customer Loans information - this backs onto a SQL Server and links to Crystal Reports for printing facilities. It makes extensive use of the Apex TrueDBGrid (and people who know me would expect that!) and has to be user-friendly, quick and powerful.
I am re-writing the front end to replace a less-impressive front-end written by someone who has now left the company, and I am generally impressing whoever sees it (not to show off too much! ;) )

So, what are you all doing?



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Mark "Buzby" Beeton
VB Developer
BuzbyB@HotMail.Com

[SteFlitII]

Working on a front end reporting application which accesses an Oracle Server farm through a metaframe connection. Its cutting edge man

[Mark Sreeves]

At the momnet I am reading a VB forum! ;)

Actually, I'm writing a Web-based maintenance inteface to maintain a set of data files on a UNIX System.

I wrote a prototype using vb objects embeded in Active Server Pages. That worked fine but BMW's 'Blue-Print' states that all web based apps have to run on Netscape Enterprise Server.

Luckily it can still be on an NT server box!


so I am in the process of converting the ASPs to server-side javascript.

It is not possible to embed VB objects into Server-side scripts so a service (written in VB of course!) will be running on the server an periodically checking the database for changes and then doing the stuff the embeded objects were doing before.



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Mark Sreeves
Analyst Programmer

Mark.Sreeves@Softlab.co.uk
A BMW Group Company

[onerrorgoto]

Well, I develop a system for an Operahouse in Sweden. Its my first project as a Software Developer.
It will control the hatches in the floor on stage, and the UI will control whitch hatches that the user wanna Open or Close thru a "Pointing screen?"(user click on the screen, no mouse or keyboard). The system communicates with a PLC-program thru the com-port.
I will be deliverd in August so the pressure is building for every day ;)

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On Error Goto Bed =:0)
anders@zsystemdesign.se

I'm writing/maintaining an app which makes it possible for clients to order stuff from their suppliers

It lets them request stock/prices/etc.
The client program is universal, and the different server programs work with different databases; AS/400, Oracle, SQL Server, Access, etc, I'm also writing a web interface for this.

And I'm working on creating a program which works with WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) for use on cell phones and other mobile devices.

Also some different update programs.


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Vincent van den Braken
EMail: azzmodan@azzmodan.demon.nl
ICQ: 15440110 (http://www.icq.com/15440110)
Homepage: http://www.azzmodan.demon.nl

[Crazy D]

I'm working on a financial package (MSDE/SQL server as backend), a custom made search/maintenance technical car info program (SQL Server), and creating some maintenance screens in asp (SQL Server as backend). Hehe not at the same time though... I can multitask as good as DOS can :-)

[Ash]

Am I the only one here who is just a hobby programmer doing/learning this stuff for fun! I code a little in VBA at work but that's about it.

I just wrote a neat little utility for tracking stock prices on an online movie stockmarket game I play (www.hsx.com), which I'm rahter proud of. It was my first non-"hello world" type program.

And thanks to the guy who helped me out with the flashing toolbar thing. I can't find my old message so I couldn't send an email!

Next project will be rewritting a little puzzle game I wrote years ago in QBasic. I'm going to use it to try and teach myself Direct X stuff.

And I'm doing a happy dance because yesterday I found out that they have a site license ofr Visual Studio 6 where I work so I don't have to buy it.

[colm.leavy]

I'm working on an Automated Test System for Routers. Alot of the project uses in-house applications and Rational Robot scripts.

I write code that interfaces with "Security" software and stores info into various different DBs for administration, testing, and reporting.

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Boothman
There is a war out there, and it is about who controls the information, it's all about the information.

[Jose Borges]

Well... at the moment im searching for helllllppppppppp to delete a key from registry ;)

Seriouslly, or maybe not, im writting a frontend to a Adventure games walkthroughs solution database, my sun has, and i do little things to get his attention to VB/programming, he really likes VB, so im trying to help :)

[netSurfer]

Buzby, Buzby, Buzby... nosey aren't you? :-) Just kidding. I'm currently working for a company that developes sensory software. Software for taste panels, data collection etc. I basically do what ever programs are needed for inhouse, several small components for our software as well as 1 big project for a client. I'm going to be moving to Calgary so if anyone knows of work there, let me know :-)

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'cos Buzby says so!'

[Pentax]

Ash: No, you're not alone, I'm a happy amateur as well.
I'm currently reading windows programming with VB in school, and as exam I'm making an encryption program. The goal is tha have a small text-editing program, like NotePad och EditPad, but with a function for encrypting and decrypting the text.
I guess you'll hear more from me, I need quite a lot of help...

Pentax

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Wilhelm Tunemyr,
Sweden

wilhelm.tunemyr@swipnet.se

"Dort, wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen"
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)

Pravda zvítezi!

[Michael Raczynski]

Another amateur over here.

Just recently graduated and this is my first programming job in VB. I havent really had all that much experience with it, but I do see what VB can do, and I am happy to be using it. Been playing around with API's as you may see in some of my questions.

Current project is an instructional software package, with media. Your basic Computer Based Training package.

Anyways, cheers, have a good day all.

Michael Raczynski
Developer

[JazzBass]

Well,

My first project was to rewrite an app that basically calls up batch files that run Oracle SQL routines. Pretty basic.

I just rewrote some spreadsheets from Lotus 123 to Excel using VBA for importing info from comma delimited files, (pretty slick; still grinning everytime I use it :D :D). They also write out space delimited files for use with Oracle 8.

Right now, I'm working on a small project tracking app for inhouse use.

I'm pretty much a hobby programmer at home. I'm working on a time tracking program to compile time each month spent in activities and can add users, delete users and the like.

I love programming and hope to do it someday professionally.

Thanks for starting this topic, Buzby.

JazzBass

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21 yr old beginner VB Programmer
VB 6 Professional @ Home
VB 3 Professional @ the Office


[This message has been edited by JazzBass (edited 02-16-2000).]

[Buzby]

What a diverse world we live in. Aren't you glad I asked? It seems we are all doing different things (no suprise there)


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Mark "Buzby" Beeton
VB Developer
BuzbyB@HotMail.Com

[JorgeLedo]

Doing some diferent things.

I work with hospitals and clinics to solve some problems like patient qeueing, DICOM printing, database for client processing, etc...

At home I'm developing an electronic fuel injection UI for a hobby I have. Shell Eco-Marathon.



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Jorge Ledo
j_ledo@hotmail.com
Portugal were the sun allways shine... for programmers. :)

[netSurfer]

You know, for only 15 or so programmers here, we sure do have a lot of questions huh :-)

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'cos Buzby says so!'

[Glenn]

I'm working on a manufacturing system which collects production data. It has a MS SQL server back end and also interfaces to a manufacturing planning application. It runs 24 X 7, 363 days a year. Its been running for nearly 2 years with very few problems.

Who says you can't write mission critical systems in VB. :D

[Serge]

Well, I'm working on an Enterprise application (databases: Sybase 11.0 and SQL Server 7.0). Application consist of 2 parts: Windows Client and Web Client (using VB, ASP, IIS and Vantive).

Also, I'm working on a private contract to create a middle tier COM object using VB and XML.


Good luck to all.


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Serge

Senior Programmer Analyst
sdymkov@microage.com
Access8484@aol.com
ICQ#: 51055819 (http://www.icq.com/51055819)

[Gimpster]

Well, I landed my first programming job about 5 months ago, and didn't know a damned thing about VB. But I've learned a lot since then.

I've been working on a project which, when finished will be a program to print invoices, keep track of inventory, manage work orders, and keep track of customers and employees.

It has Sybase SQL 11 on the backside, and I also was working on a web interface using CGI/PERL, but I had a lot of problems with it, so I put it on the back burner for now.


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Ryan

[This message has been edited by Gimpster (edited 02-16-2000).]

[superracerx]

I got my job 5 months ago, too. I started off doing alot of excel and powerpoint work...and slowly migrating my experience into VB. I am taking a VB and C++ class now. I need it :). Between work and clases, I don't have much of a life. Later, I need to veggie my brain.

[XxEvilxX]

Well im Working on a Firewall Type program with a port scanner and so on


16 year old program that Me
Vb 5 Ent At Home
vb6 Pro At Home
Well nothing at the office aint got a job yet
VC++ 6 At Home
Well i got alot of stuff at home wow how kewl heh

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

I make utilties for myself mostly and games, I get bored easily.

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DiGiTaIErRoR
VB, QBasic, Iptscrae, HTML
Quote: There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.

[Bob Baddeley]

I just finished a program that opens up a bunch of internet sites simultaneously in different windows. This is a very good program; download it here:
http://www.winsite.com/info/pc/win95/netutil/go.zip/index.html

Seriously, I use this all the time now, and it is especially useful when you have a routine for getting on the net. I have it set up to start up Slashdot, VB-World, NY Times, etc... when I push go.

I'm currently working on something for the science fair that uses lasers and sound and stuff. It's neat.

[Konan555]

I'm looking to chuck a load of physics equations together with a load of virtual 'particles' and simulating a galaxy foration.

[compuGEEK]

Hi,

I'm currently working on 2 projects: The first is a webclass app that binds to a SQLServer database and allow "clients" to access their account information via our secured web server....

The second project I'm working on is a client/server app that will allow someone to FTP into our server and retrieve text files and/or browse certain directories.

:)

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CompuGEEK
cdeeble@dmagicusa.com

[Litehouse]

Wow!
Looks like your all doing some fun stuff! I seem to be doing some brain-dead easy stuff right now... :(
Currently: Report app connecting to Informix database. Creates tables for speedier reporting. Reports can be added with just a change to the INI file. Boring, easy, etc...
Also:In-house tools as needed. Such as Whos logged on at workstation X? Or, what is so & so's Phone number?

Litehouse...
AKA,
Chris Howell
Programmer/Analyst
Oregon Dept. Of Transportation

[Zleepy]

I'm making a Shell Replacement, to start instead of Explorer, that's why I have all these questions about System Tray and Windows stuff, if you were wondering. :)

If anyone can help me with creating my own System Tray, please E-Mail me or reply on my other post.


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Thank you, KeLi. :)
Homepage: http://zleepy9000.tripod.com
ICQ: 40269591 (http://40269591)
Mail: zleepy9000@hotmail.com (http://zleepy9000@hotmail.com)

[Fox]

I'm working on some games, main project is a multiplayer role playing game.

http://cronus.spaceports.com/~zirkel/

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fox_mccloud@gmx.net
...
Every program can be reduced to one instruction which doesn't work.

[Bigley]

Yeh sounds like I do similar stuff to JorgeLedo, ie Clinical/hospital, waiting lists, appointments etc. SQL in the background.

It's just contract work.

I'm in college the rest of the time.

[mjoseph]

Im writing a 3D state of the art chess game in VB using DirectX 7. If anyone would like to help my e-mail and icq are as follows:

mjoseph@nsw.bigpond.net.au
ICQ: 37259165

[gravyboy]

I'm working on fixing a VB3 app at the moment, an unbelievably tedious task. It may be easier to rewrite it to VB6 - the db's it uses are Approach .dbf's and it's UI was designed by Picasso! :rolleyes:

I mainly do inhouse stuff that automates manual crap (you know the score 4 PC's = 20 humans - and they never go wrong . . .)I got into this via Access and then just moved on from there.



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Matt G
Either mattg@gravyboy.fsnet.co.uk] or matt.graveston@centrica.co.uk

[da_silvy]

amateur here.
as yet i have not found any company to buy my programs. i wonder why, seeing i'm only in year eight at school.

meanwhile, i make some money selling programs to friends etc.

but i am working on a shares program at the moment.


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david
Teenage Programmer

[ljdarten]

my "day job" is actually in business basic
(pause for reflexive cringe)

but i've got a few things im doing on the side and for myself in vb.

i have one side job working on a game with three people through the internet. and i also make a lot of little utilities and games that i plan to distribute as shareware, one of which is a net enabled version of the lightcycle game in the old arcade game TRON.

other than that im trying to further my education and someday get a "day job" in visual basic.

[scottr]

Im working on an Access applicaiton that will track new work that comes in for programers. It is an access front end with a sql 7.0 backend.

I also do some games here and there...

[scottr]

Im working on an Access applicaiton that will track new work that comes in for programers. It is an access front end with a sql 7.0 backend.

I also do some games here and there... :rolleyes:

[krlos]

I'm working on a NTier Project with Sql Server and Microsoft Transaction Server.

Bunch of Active X Dlls, couple of them interact with SQl Server, One of them encapsulates business rules(store procs are not doing that)

First Phase would be able to use for IIs and Web Development,
Second Phase would be able to use the same Architecture to create a Win32 trough RDS and
DCOM ....lots of stuff to learn


Carlos F. Venero
carlosv@becentric.com

[snensi]

I am looking for a decompiler... dont get me wrong, guys/gals...
I created an APP using VB last year and have lost the source.
I have been asked by the volunteer association that I am working with for annual Quiz competition to do some changes and I have to decompile it to do that. If anyone can help me in this, I'd really appreciate since it will be great for the kids tomorrow.

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Salim Nensi
(416) 863.2125

[ravcam]

Well right now I am working on an rpg much like the old "Bard's Tale" only with more caracter interaction. It is more of a combination b/w "The Bard's Tale" and AD+D. The great thing I hope to do with it though is allow the gamer to create most of the game and then interchange them. So really all I need to do is the layout, design windows, and the nessecary tasks off displaying pictures and figuring position and calculating stats.

[OB1]

I am currently trying to develop in VB a program to dynamicaly map the human DNA chain. Performance has been an issue. =)

[AndyC]

I'm just doing stuff for fun allong with 6th grade homework. Right now i'm working on a program that uses Winamp as my alarm to wake up (Plays a song in the morning and turns up the volume). During one of my previous summer breaks while watching the price is right(in the morning) I Programed A Connect Four Game and It worked but there is no computer player(player VS Player only).

Andy (Known as ACS or Andy Computer Stuff on my "stuf")
Soon To Be Pre-Teen

[This message has been edited by AndyC (edited 02-20-2000).]

[oetje]

I'm an amateur.
Im currently working on a picture editor. Visual Basic is a bit slow for this. At this moment I'm writing routines for reading/writing files.

[Roselene]

Hi, folks!

I'm working with my 2 first projects in VB.
They are going to deal with:

A)Data related to calibration of equipment, like sieves, crushers, thermometers, etc ...

B)Data related to equipment production (off-road trucks, shovels, digging machines etc...)

I work for a Company which produces Iron Ore.

I'd like to thank all of you for all of your help, these are the projects you are helping me to develop.

P.s. In case you are in some cold place, kindly receive some warm regards from Brazil, ok? ;-)

See you,
Roselene

[Jett]

I am working on several projects:
1) I wrote a standard error Add-In for my development team. It manipulates the code modules, creates routines, includes external BAS files and an ActiveX component I wrote that replaces the standard VB message box functionality. It give line number, call stack and other information and writes the error to a log file.
2) I am writing a VB Add-In for creating and maintaining Application Specific INI files. This consists of an Active X control I wrote that replaces the GetSetting and SaveSetting that you can use in VB for the registry. The reason is becuase we have a standard in our company to not write application specific settings to the registry. This Add-In allows the user to create and maintain the INI file from inside VB and of course use the Active X control in their projects to read and save data to the INI file during program execution.
3) I am working on a web site for a daughter company of ours. It uses Server Side scripting running on an NT box under IIS 4. I use JavaScript for client side validation and content enhancement and VBScript in the ASP pages.

[IanWhitehouse]

Working on a program to do real time spectral analysis of sound using fast Fourier transforms. This program will be used to produce a graphical display of the frequency components of a human voice and has applications as an aid in the teaching of singing.

[BHostmeyer]

Im currentyl re-righting a securtity program for a MFS. Uses alot of oracle calls and treeview controls for the front end.

[BHostmeyer]

Im currentyl re-righting a securtity program for a MFS. Uses alot of oracle calls and treeview controls for the front end.

[Frans C]

I'm currently working for a pcb factory. I support an ERP based on a BTrieve database (approx. 11 GB and 360 tables). Most of my VB programming is to add functionality to the ERP. I'm currently working on a program to store shipment information and print waybills, but I could easily be working on a prog for the Human Resource department next week, and the Planning department next month.

[pies]

Hi there all, i'm at university and my project is to create an extension of the DBGrid control, as shipped with VB6, with anything useful that i can think needs to be added, so any idea's would be much appreciated..

bye now, Piers

[bontyboy]

This is my first project and I am designing a billing application for a internet company that will track all the clients and bill each client accordingly. My challenge is to incorporate an e-mail function that will let the user e-mail the within VB.
VB is a great tool and I am glad to be a part of the VB world :cool:

[FirstKnight]

I write security related programs as well as time and attendance programs and anything else the company ask of me. At the moment I'm working on a smart card project and I'm struggeling my a$$ off. If anyone reading this know of a API or Toolkit for VB that handles smart card fuctions, I will be greatfull. In fact any help will be welcomed. I'm using a GemPlus GCR410 reader and a COS type card.

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Hennie Pieterse
Senior Programmer
Datcor International
hennie@nix.co.za
Telephone: +27 15 7816335
ICQ Number : 61636095
Today is yesterday's tomorrow

[Xero]

I'm making a powerful realtime network Appointment Scheduler for my mom's work, using an access database ofcourse ^_^. On the side as a fun project I'm making a web browser with the notorious ability to be skinned. It will also have its own email and chat later.

[This message has been edited by Xero (edited 02-22-2000).]

[Kiron]

I'm writeing the back-office program of the videomat (Automatic Video Rent Machines). It's currently write with MS-Access but it's gona be upgrade to MSDE (or Access 2000) which is MS-SQL-Server. So it's gona be SQL-Server some time in the future.

I'm thinking to write extract utility for Winzip Rar and Ace but i still don't have the info on how to open RAR and Ace, so please msg me on how to open them if you know.

Thank you and have a nice day,
Kiron.

[benski]

I'm re-writing an ageing db frontend to use MTS, so krlos, I know what you're going through - It's a steep learning curve, but worth it I think?

IanWhitehouse, 'Nuff Respect! That sounds like a real program to me...

Everyone - Good Luck and Best Wishes with your projects :)

[r0ach]

Woa, d00dz.

You guys are doing some hectic stuph. I'm just an amateur, working for the government. I do some inhouse programming (nothing big,YET), but they never ask me to. I always have to take some initiative. Until recently when i was asked to do a macro in Word2000, and i found out that it would be easier to do, if I do a VB Add-In for Word. But i'm still scr00d. I've also been asked to do an Add-In (VB of-course!) for Outlook2000. It's not really FOR Outlook, as much as Outlook is for it. It's a program that will display the bookings for our seven meeting rooms - and clear them as they expire - on a big screen in our reception area. The reason it'll be in Outlook is so that people can view the calander (in outlook) and see if the meeting room will be available for the time they want it. This way, i can avoid DB programming, since i never did that before, but i can feel a DB program approaching soon.
Sorry, for writing such a long message. I always tend to do that. ;)

[Tonatiuh]

I'm writing an App to administrate information about contracts of the goverment oil industry with several companies. The system uses a FoxPro database as BackEnd by the moment, but I will migrate the database to Oracle 8 in short time.

In order to the number of solicited reports are growing up quickly, I'm thinking in the possibility to use the Crystal Reports to satisfy my users demands in 5 cities.

Could someone recommend me a good OCX to generate bar and pie charts on screen and to the printer?

Greetings from Mexico!

[cgl88]

I am working in a major bank, and implementing an internal intranet site for our department. i just started learning VB and will use that to leverage my learning for ASP/COM/etc.

VB will be useful for connecting the employee database from a client/server perspective, and ASP will be used to connect the database on the web site.

[funkheads]

right now i am working on the best skinnable clock program-turned-PIM available. it's called TYME. you all should look for it sometime in the future. it will be available via our website (not up yet) and through almost any shareware site. anyway, that's my current project.

[invitro]

Well everybodys got something to say, i mind as well share my ideas with you all too.
Im a amateur, and since i cant get a programming job (wont even try, to young) im going to sell all the stuff i make myself.

Right now im working on a firewall type program, thats far more superior then any out there..for now. Its more of a port listener then a firewall, but its cool. :)
I have a page for it, its under construction.. spelling errors, broken links ect. are present, you've been warned. ;)
www.members.home.net/invitro/
and the screen shot of my program is a bit outdated (to leazy to change it), its changed ALOT since then. There is no shareware\demo for now.

Im also working on another program, but its top secret.
Dont want any competition now do I? ;)


By the way, what is this oracle thing ive been hearing about in this forum?

[Axident]

Currently I'm working on two projects:

My first project is a quite big; I'm writing a kind of agent that will reside on each client in the network that will report to a database all hardware information/configuration each time the client logs on or when it detects changes in the config.

The smaller project is an analyzis tool for analyzing logfiles generated by a domino server... It will generate a chart and export the numbers to Excel, Textfile or HTML-file...

//Kenneth

[KenX]

i developed our company's
payroll system, inventory system,
man-hour system, etc.
but i still feel like an amateur
so much so that i can't answer
much of the questions here!!!

[KevinJL]

I 've got two things going now. One in Access97, the second in VB6.

The access is an automated QA/Validation app, that "sits" on an incoming stream of data that is fed into various data warehouses. It calculates all sorts of tolerances and compares account numbers to make sure they are unscrambled correctly. Users control what gets done by enterng their own parameters.

Second, will be a time clock app, Vb6 front end Access back end. Mgmt wants a app to prevent the employees of fudging the times they write down when the start and leave work. Should be fun, I will get to use ADO looking forward to that. Probably use crystal reports for the reports.

Kevin

[netSurfer]

KenX,

Don't feel bad,I've been programming for 4-5 years now but I still can't answer alot of the questions here. There's only certain things I've worked with so I only know them. But, I have learnt so much since I started coming here. All you can do is keep learning :-)

[JohnAtWork]

I do almost all database work.

My job descript/function is reporting I suppose.

I'm the "guru" when it comes to what is/isn't available in our Oracle Datawarehouse, and I work on applications to extract business-specific information.

I use a whole slew of tools, since I'm no VB expert in any shape or form.

Data extracts come from:
SAP
Oracle
Access 97 (soon to be 2k) networked apps.

Manipulation performed by:
VB
Access 97/VBA
Monarch

Outputs into:
However they want it. Delimited text, Excel format, hard copy reports (whee the report builder sucks in Access?)

I want to shed Access as much as possible, and move it to a VB --> Oracle environment.
I'm getting resistance from the higher-ups since they've got no one other than me to maintain the stuff =[
So maybe it won't happen; but once they see some of the performance improvements I'll more than likely get the green light.

Yay I get to learn ADO!

[Cbomb]

I make little programs that tinker around with Windoze. Such as a window controller that I am making has the ability to change the caption, set the position, Z-order of the window, and some othere little things I haven't implemented yet. Anyone else like doing this kind of stuff?

[Glacious]

Hello there ... yes well ... I am busy with my MCSD course and I am doing the Optional SQL modules ... so I hope to be finished by the end of the year ... MCSD isn't all that BIG in South Africa yet, but then again I am not planning on staying for 2 long :)

I've been doing some projects in my spare time and am currently busy with a CD-Player and I want to do an MP3 player in the near future ...

Only been coding VB for a month now ... but I feel the power already !!!

[winco]

I'm a community college instructor. I'm presently building vb6 tutorials to help me teach Microsoft Excel to Civil Engineering Technology students.

So, I'm professional in that I get paid for it but I'm an amateur when you consider my skill level.

[koperski]

I am an adult student, taking CIS in college. Working on an external degree and wondering if I will make it. I have been working with VB for 6 weeks and I am ready to SCREAM.
I have the working edition program and it has me really :confused: .
I am trying to decide what books I need or if I need to buy a program with an available help file.
I am enrolled in St.Mary of the Woods and my professor doesn't like external students, thus I have no help.
I am busy surfing this site "in search of answers".

[Al Smith]

Hey JohnAtWork,

You and I are kindred-spirits. I do the same thing. I was beginning to think that I was the only one who did this kind of thing.
Instead of SAP my company went with BaaN. BaaN has an OLE interface whereas you can send BaaN-SQL commands directly to the program and pull the data directly from the databases to your PC. I learned VB just to do this. I have been doing this type of thing with DOS based systems since 1984.
The company's managers come to me for their information rather then going to IT or MIS or whatever they call themselves these days. My exprience with IT is that when they do supply you the data it's on piles of paper, or they ask "Why do you need that?" or they say "That can't be done."
Most managers prefer their data in Excel so they can do their own analysis but I have supplied data in delimited or fixed-field ASCII files, Access, or whatever the customer wants all using VB. I also use VB to strip the data from reports as I've found Monarch cumbersome.

Al.

[Luis Moises Rojas]

Bueno... Veo que alguien dio en el clavo. Que hacemos?
por mi parte desarrollo aplicaciones que en Republica Dominicana llamamos tradicionales: Nomina, Cuentas por Pagar y Cobrar, Inventario, Facturacion, etc. y cualquier otras aplicaciones mas o menos complejas en SQL/ACCESS.

In English. Well, At last someone is right. What are we doing?
I am a computer programmer in Dominican Republic. My APP are what we call here: TRADITIONAL APPLICATIONS, such as: payroll, accounts, invoces,etc. and other complex (more or less) APP. I use SQL or ACCESS.

[YoungBuck]

Hello fellow VBers,
You probably don't recognize my name because frankly I haven't had a phone for about 3 months. HELP! Im a Programmer stuck with a short order cooks luck. Well anyway I'm currently working on 3 projects. A Spades Game, a dominoes game, and a replacement for windows explorer.
But I've played (and learned how to use) Everything from DirectX 7 to Databases so I don't consider myself an amatuer just unexperienced (not by my choosing though :)
Anybody in the Raleigh/Durham area need any VB expertise, please. See ya'll around.



Edited by YoungBuck on 02-29-2000 at 11:17 PM

[ScottF]

I have taken one VB course in college and that what got me started. I have wrote 4 programs so far. They are Appraisal, TimeKeeper, Work Order and A Shift Planer. Hope to write more as new ideals come alone. It also a hobby for me but I have made a little money in VBing.

Dude,

Currently three projects under way,

1. At beta stage of a Customer retention/Sales Analysis desk top solution. The cool thing about it is that it allows the user to define their own database, and import data from any ODBC compliant database.

2. Just started on a Sales/Accounts system for a Small Ceramics manufacturer, am sweating on the release of vb7 to fully implement the e-commerce part of the project. These guys are hip to what you can do, drop their Purchase Order System on the retailers machine, and get orders directly posted through their web site, (still figuring that one out, but am going to use xml)

3. Teaching some kids a beginners vb course. Got some code for a Yahtzee style game, added some extras, animated gifs, wavs etc, although the orginal code was way cool not mine.

[razzaj]

Well U name It :

Programs That Interacts with Custom Made Electronics Devices Plugged in the computer ...
Programs Tha Run Over Networks ... like Station Lock Unlock Etc...
Trojan Horse Hhehehehehehehehhe
( But None Released i made then just for fun And tried them on some Friends ... They knew )
Businees Oriented Programs
DatasBases ...
UML (Research)
Some Intresting VB AddONs i ll Publish One Soon
MyAutomatedRoomProject
Encryption/Dec. Algorythms
etc...

I am Working on a 3D Moddel right now but not too Seriously ... i ll see what i can Get out of It ....


This Is Almost All I think ...

[kokopeli]

Jethro, here is a fun little slot machine source you can use to teach about arrays. Got it off the net somewhere.

Private Sub cmdPlay_Click()
Dim temp(3) As Integer
Dim counter As Integer
Dim index As Integer



Randomize
For counter = 1 To 3
temp(counter) = Int(Rnd * 4) + 1
Slot(counter).Picture = imgSlot(temp(counter))
Next counter
'For index = 1 To 2
Form1.Refresh
'Next index
If temp(1) = temp(2) And temp(2) = temp(3) Then
lblWinnings.Caption = lblWinnings.Caption + 4
Else
lblWinnings.Caption = lblWinnings.Caption - 1
End If
End Sub

[lychew]

I'm a web developer involve in setting up dot com. I've involved in the site structure and coding as well. We are using ASP, SQL Server and MTS. I've personally done the forum engine and voting poll and membership components. All components are done in VB. Now i'm looking on Java. Wondering how much is java going to help in doing web development.

[HarryW]

Well I'm a computing student, with a couple years basic VB experience from my A-Levels. I'm currently trying to learn VC++ from books, which is taking a while. Other than that I'm supposed to be helping Fox with his RPG, but he's so much better at it than me I've kinda ended up just sitting on the sidelines watching :).

I also need to know how I should go about using a chart in VB, for another project. There seems to be several ways of doing it.

[dlute123]

I am working on a program that will generate a set of instructions for running a machine in a factory. This program walks someone through a process using a "wizard" interface for describing everything they do while running their machine. When they click finish, The program will generate a word document.
It also saves a "tagged" version the document that can be loaded and allow them to go back and make changes if needed. I used the flexgrid control for most of the program.

[desch]

:)

I work at Eurocontrol (www.Eurocontrol.int) in ATFM project (Air Traffic Flow management) for a software application in VB
using DAO, ADO, and API
Of course I'm looking for help
BECAUSE IT DOESN T WORK
:mad:

well tired...

[benski]

Update...

I'm now working for the award winning Graphico New Media (http://www.graphico.co.uk)

[alex_read]

well...I got loads on at the moment :D
mjoseph - wouldn't mind a copy of that chess game when you finish it please ;)
intranet site for global account managers to add/update profiles & which customers they manage/look after.
Conversion of an MsAccess95 database program to a 97 platform for a moulding company

Coming up soon are :

phase2 of that last one to add barcoding uploads/recognition to the database app.
update of a furniture companies database app. They currently design this furniture with cad, print it out & then take the values & manually enter these into Access - I've gotta automate this somehow for access to pick up the measurements etc from the cad app.
lastly, I wanna learn DX when I get some time, and do a kinda street fighter2 game but with the dragonballZ characters in instead
Should keep me busy for a little while ;)

[Tygur]

I'm working on a textbox control that does syntax highlighting for html code, but it's been on hold for a while. I'm also working on a scripting language for a dos-prompt replacement program I'm making. It's not as easy as I first thought it'd be. And I got a couple smaller things I keep putting off.

[blizarr]

I'm a student learning VB and I'm trying (for fun) to make a little program that calculates the time remaining until Christmas and that would have music playing....

The musical part is my big problem! :)

[YUMI]

Hi, I m doing for my very first VB project in the company, without any knowledge of VB at all.. so probably the toughest beginning for me... well... this forum is definitely helps lotsa ppl .. thanks!!

[Santana]

I am a newbie in VB programming, but it's fun learning it.
I learnt VB 3 weeks ago.

The first one is a calculator for a trading company (doing export, import worldwide and using dual currencies)
It will calculates what the price is at your storage, at the port of delivery or at port of destination, save the info as a file for later retrieval, as well as updating feature for some basic import-export costs.

The second project (still in development stage using mdb) is developing a Financial Consultant Program which will tell you which currency should you use for payment (if you have dual currencies at your bank). As well as making money from currency trades. You can make money every seconds worldwide if you can connect to a server at your bank for doing an online transaction.

They are all private edition softwares. Because of this VB learnign process, I delay all my website project for almost 1 month now :mad:

Nice to you are all here!

[Luis Moises Rojas]

Trying to make a !@#$ VB system work

[DaoK]

I am currently trying to read the book of Java2 that I had to do last session at school... but I did not so I have to do it now :mad:

[mvrp350]

I'm currently working on a DB based system that automates the complete flow from the design department (cad), sales department (using Navision), planning department and finally in the production plant, where all the machines are controlled by the system.
And when I do have some spare time my boss likes me to do some basic Access programming.

[IanB]

Been writing VB for about 3 years now.

Currently trying to get around the Outlook SP1 patch so that the in-house app can still e-mail without generating dialog boxes.

sometimes the "new" feature is slower than the old code method.

[DNA7433]

i guess im an amatuer programmer, been doin this for 5 years now though

im working on a program that saves chat conversations. when i made the first version a year ago i thought it was cool but now that i've been using it and it looks like crap. so my new version will (hopefully) integrate a little bit with AIM and it will store the conversation, a title you give it, who you had it with, the date, and it also supports different types of things like storing and an important e-mail and sending e-mails. In the end you should be able to select the screen name from a combo box and the program will go get the conversation from the IM window. it will also use a listview to list the convos and have options for adding icons for the different entries under the headers. also options for searching, printing, support for multiple users and encryption, a good portion of it will be a bunch of classes compiled into a DLL

i tried making a street figher like game in DX but it failed, i didn't feel like drawing the characters either. i was able to animate a simple stance, and also made a seperate program to program in any kind of move and set the pictures frames used and the key sequence, and it sorta worked but it got to be too much

[Shawn N]

i'd actually be working on something if a goddamned company out here would even LOOk in my general direction. i hate this @%^@ing industry.

[gaffa]

Got two major projects on the boil - ones an agent based code generation system for distributed realtime systems (been working on that for about three years), and the other is a newspaper pagination system based on learning algorithms(artificial intelligence type stuff). Actualy a fair bit of fun - I've spent the last 5 years writing large database systems, so it's a nice change.

Problem is, got it get one of them to market inside the next four weeks... the pressure is mounting :D

- gaffa

[oh1mie]

I'm been writing finance programs to Scandinavien bigest Finance companies, like leasing, downpayment,loans etc. last 17 years.
I work on my own company Finance Softline Ltd.

[mendhak]

a newbie, on industrial training, suddenly burdened with a project

create a corporate intranet structure that will handle all the office work, including file uploading, profiles, 'n' stuff, storing speeches, texts, documents, for later referencing, blah blah.
I have tomake it in vb6 and also in asp. And they want encryption in there. That's the worst part.

LIFE SUCKS!!!!

[darre1]

Originally posted by OB1
I am currently trying to develop in VB a program to dynamicaly map the human DNA chain

:)

[abhaybakshi]

These days i am working on Authorware to develope e-learning courses. I use VB for some inhouse development.

[Virgil J. Schmidt]

Currently I'm maintaining a help desk program making changes to it about...um...everyday. I can never leave one thing be. This is my first major project. I took the challenge when my boss came to me and said they hated the current help desk software. They liked the little vba projects I had created. The help desk is our life source since it we are a contracting company and the reports generated support our work, and my point is it feels great to develop something so major and see it fly.

I've been programming for about 6 years but it seems every year changes. I started in COBOL (in the DOS world) and now work in VB and an SQL server. I'm totally learning a lot, yet have 10 times that much more to learn. I've just recently figured out a problem I posted for help a few days ago.

This is what I was my job is, however, I have a personal goal to make a multi-player card game when I actually get around to it. It's hard to do with so much changing in my personal life. Gonna have a baby here in about a week. I suppose I should have gotten my project started a while back. Who knows when I'll get to it now.

It's interesting to see the diverse interests in this world. :D

[fllewis]

I'm working on a project that will let me take over the world.

Muwhahaha

[easycmp]

working on a search of excel wrkbk, with a user form out front. would rather be doing it in access but need to keep it thin for distribution. Having problems trying to deeal with partial search entries, looking for n1234abc but enter n1234, want to bring up all that contain the partial if someone does't know the whole part number or if they enter it wrong.

any ideas,

been trying to do it in VBA.

[SteveCRM]

damn dug this one up a bit didn't we? :p

I had just turned 14 when this post was created! :eek: im driving now!

[jesus4u]

Writing an ASP ChatRoom utilizing one MTS component all backed with a SQL Server 2000 DB.

[Q_Me]

How about we keep this going? It may help alot of Admins and Info peeps alot.

[rinoaheartilly]

Nothing. I just chat on here. I used to do vb, for my computing course, but it's not my thing. I prefer working with html.

[msimmons]

In my professional life I am working on a backend for a reservations system in ASP (vbscript) that connects to a MS SQL 2000 database. It is basicly an online version of the Filemaker Pro stuff they were using when I got here. One screen stuff that never refreshes. :)
In my other time I just got volenteered to be the webmaster for my friend's band's website so I am doing minor updates but will probably throw it out because the origonal person was crap. :)
Michael

[siyan]

I am currently learning Gr 12 Calculus, History of the French Revolution, reading Schindler's List, reading Death of a Salesman, studying Gr 12 Chemistry, and contemplating writing a OCR app in VB.NET

-C

[Derrick1]

i am taking a college class right now. Introduction to VB, wow it it boring. wouldnt be so boring if the teacher would teach USEFULL code, instead of the obscure scrap he is teaching right now. I am trying to make a program that will change my AIM away message at certain times. For example, I would have an away mesage up saying i am at work, and at 10PM, i would change to I am out doing stuff. I am stuck.

[siyan]

its an intro course. you learn fundamentals, not gimmicks.

[Derrick1]

i know, but its still annoying.

[siyan]

boring...meh. it'd be a script kiddie class if it taught you gimmicks.

[DrDids]

I'm trying to convince myself that
I was better use VBA in Access instead of
doing all the forms I needed for the DB
within another application (ArcGIS) !
I thought that would be easy and less time consumming .... not convinced yet !

[Nightwalker83]

Working on a chat app I'm writing. (Now to see if the file transfer code will work without any errors.)

[Buzby]

What have I created!?

This post has been around for over three years and it's still being actively replied to!

Anyway, now I'm working on VB.NET, SQL Server and ASP.NET to create a system to allow remote workers to view customer's sales and discounting schemes, and then allow them to edit the sales and discount schemes to see what effect that would have on their trading profit.

So, as the comments at the top of the discounting code say;

"..now to write some code that calculates a discount that doesn't exist on sales that haven't happened..."


Great fun. ;)


(Let's keep this post going!)

[Fox]

hm I'm working on a chat bot that manages my chat-RPG. Quite big project since it also manages all inventories and user properties. Each channel can be in another chat so it's highly customizable for each game (all games are managed by the same application).

Ah well, screenshots: http://fox.acky.net/yhoko/neobot/shots.html

The second project is my own chat system which is currently in alpha development. You can test it here: http://fox.acky.net/nchat/ (sorry, german)

[venerable bede]

Currently I am working on an online help desk using VB, ASP.net and SQL Server. There is also some classic asp involved.

I have no idea what I am doing.;)

[parksie]

I've been doing some stuff with PHP/MySQL for keeping track of dives I've done. Also I've started on the socket code for an IRC client (that'll be better than mIRC, heh). In between this I do occasional Java because I have to use it for Uni, and smacking myself over the head for not being fast enough doing this bloody tutorial...

[kedaman]

I'm writing a compiler compiler compiler compiler.. ;)

[Merrion]

I'm writing a software simulation to prove Hiesenberg's uncertainty principle but I'm not sure if it's working or not :)

Well - really I'm working of a VB.Net printer queue monitoring and reporting system and a million other such things...

[parksie]

I add a project. I'm also working on an auto-Ked killer, will whack him with a big knife whenever he mentions certain topics :D

[kedaman]

I'm also planning to recompile parksie :p

[venerable bede]

I am currently working on a piece of software which will, when the correct parameters are entered, transport me to another realm where I live forever, can drink as much beer as I want and have multiple orgasms all at the same time.

So far I have got the following :

response.write("Hello World")

pretty cool huh:)

[fungi]

I am currently working on a piece of software which will, when the correct parameters are entered, transport me to another realm where I live forever, can drink as much beer as I want and have multiple orgasms all at the same time.

Sounds great but where do you end up if an incorrect parameter is provided?

Reckon I'll pass on the beta testing and wait for v1.1 SP2

[venerable bede]

Up Gingernuts bot.