give me something to program

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Oct 17th, 2002, 08:31 PM
AlexTheAPI

give me something to program

If you guys have any ideas for what to program it would be appreciated. my programming abilities are fairly beginner but i think i might be able to try some intermediate stuff. altho my name suggests it, i'd rather not do api :)
i just can't think of anything to do hehe hard to get better if you never practice :/
well if you guys have somethin thats great, if you don't thats cool too.

That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10
Oct 17th, 2002, 08:41 PM
ralph

A stock watch/alert program (to make us rich :p ).
Involves inet (internet transfer control) for downloading stock quote web pages as a string, then parsing the string to extract quote info.
Allow the user to register stocks of interest and set price alerts.
Program runs periodically, displays results and notifications.
Oct 17th, 2002, 08:46 PM
agent

I'm personnally looking for a program that can do the dishes and the laundry
Oct 17th, 2002, 08:48 PM
ralph

If the stock program makes you rich, you can hire a maid. :p
Oct 17th, 2002, 08:50 PM
AlexTheAPI

thanks for the idea ralph i think i might try that. actually is what i was looking for pretty much, involves a control i've never used and then builds on my previous experience
perfect :D
okay i just got the inet control and realized, i have no idea how to use it ! :P which is logical of course but is there a site that is just stock quotes?
That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10
Oct 17th, 2002, 08:52 PM
duc

hey since people are looking at this can someone tell me where todownload directx draw
:confused:
Oct 17th, 2002, 09:11 PM
OrdinaryGuy

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Originally posted by duc
hey since people are looking at this can someone tell me where todownload directx draw
:confused:

people aren't ignoring your darn questions, duc. Stop polluting other threads. Open a new thread. And stop emailing me to look at your questions! I've seen them and only If I can help I answer.

DirectX can be downloaded at Microsoft.com. Do a search for DirectX 8.0 SDK (assuming you mean you want to use DirectX in your programs)
Oct 17th, 2002, 09:13 PM
crptcblade

I would look into improving Spetnik's Binary Compulsion Regulator.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=154204

:)
Oct 17th, 2002, 09:35 PM
ralph

Quote:

okay i just got the inet control and realized, i have no idea how to use it ! :P which is logical of course but is there a site that is just stock quotes?

I don't know off hand for a whole group at a time. But can scan individual ones (changing symbol variable) like:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/scripts/...lqd&Symbol=ibm
Oct 17th, 2002, 10:11 PM
blur

Ok, if that's what u want, since u said u're a beginner so I'll give u something for beginner to code.
Search record from a database, will u do that? Use Access as ur databse and JET connection.
Coz I've lost my code on it, trying to get it back. Mind to do it? :p
Oct 17th, 2002, 10:24 PM
wpearsall

Re: give me something to program

Quote:

Originally posted by AlexTheAPI
If you guys have any ideas for what to program it would be appreciated. my programming abilities are fairly beginner but i think i might be able to try some intermediate stuff. altho my name suggests it, i'd rather not do api :)
i just can't think of anything to do hehe hard to get better if you never practice :/
well if you guys have somethin thats great, if you don't thats cool too.

That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10

I know actually,

Make an application which will connect to a MySQL Server,
Select a Database.
Then for every table in the database,
Export the data, and structure of the table, to a .SQL dump, and then email it to some1

And when your done i would LOVE IT!

(Psst: Allow the user to give a list of Databases to export, ;))

:P
Oct 17th, 2002, 10:45 PM
agent

Quote:

Originally posted by crptcblade
I would look into improving Spetnik's Binary Compulsion Regulator.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=154204

:)

The thing is, you can't improve on such an ingenius program. Simply put, perfection can't be improved upon.
Oct 17th, 2002, 11:18 PM
nemaroller

Seriously, what exactly does this EXE accomplish on my system....
I would like to see the source code to this... because now I'm worried it is a virus.

Quote:

It is great for fragmented system sequences or redundant library calls.

What redundant library calls could an EXE squash?
Oct 18th, 2002, 12:03 AM
wpearsall

lol, i think it makes redundant lib calls ;)