Bored Programmer needs something to occupy intellect - "Programmer's block!!!!!!"

Does anyone have any programming that they need doing? I cant think of any programs to make, and having lost my job this year, i need to keep my brain sharp (keep? yeah right!). Is anyone needing any help with a program, ie. send me a problem and ill program a way round it. free.

note: im not a database god, SQL makes me nauseous, and the API gives me gas. mainly im a loops, and file-access specialist.



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Wossname,
Email me: [email protected]

[netSurfer]

API gives you gas.. remind me to stay upwind :-)

Here's something that I've been meaning to do and just haven't got around to it.

Some of the work I do is readig back and forth from CSV files. Sometimes the file is delimited by a , sometimes not, sometimes there's " around the string sometimes not. Usually I have to make a parser every different file. What I've been meaning to do is make a CSV file converter that will take a CSV file, allow you to specify things like the delimiter, even if there are characters to replace (eg- one web form I use replaces , with ~~ and carraige returns with `` and I need to reconvert these) or if the file is from a Unix system - because they hadle line differently - only use chr(10) not chr(13) which we need to normally view it.

I've thought about in my head the types of questions I want to ask in order to take almost any file and convert it into a table. Allowing the user to create a new database, add a table in an existing database or append into an existing table. Also to specify the field names if not included as the first row. I'm not sure if you follow me. I've been thinking about this for a bit but haven't got around to doing it. The database part would be pretty simple, it's the reading the file part that might be a little tricky.

It's an idea at least.

Or make a HTML parser. I don't know how many times I'll save a HTML page and then have to go through adn kill all the HTML code in it if I want to look at it normally. This would be a very handy tool, at least on a personal level.



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'cos Buzby says so!'

Sure,

I'm interested in your offer. However I'm a newbie - so maybe the ideas that I have in mind won't suit.

I do have a current project which would benefit from outside help, mail me and let me know.

Hope U find another Job

All the Best

CB

[netSurfer]

the more I think about it, the more I could really use a HTML parser. If you don't know HTML I can help with that part. I've never really worked on a project with any one else so I'd like the experience. If you don't know HTML I can help with that.

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'cos Buzby says so!'

[remi]

Can you help me with this:


I'm trying to retrieve text from HTML file.
The text in the HTML file exists after the
<tt> tag and ends before </tt> tag.
Any time I loop trough the file to get the text I get one chunk of data. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not able to loop through the file line by line and check for the existance of the <tt> tag to read the text after it.

help Please.

[netSurfer]

i'll post it on your main post of this topic

[Hutchie]

Wossname,

I have a really annoying problem, that I haven't been able to put alot of time into lately. As you are bored at the moment, I was wondering if you'd help me out ?
I've created an app that auto benchmarks machines for performance, the problem I have is that the "Always on Top" option is selcted as default and my app will stop if this is checked. How can I untick this option from within VB, without using keystrokes only code ?.
I have looked into Regmon, but that doesn't show the change.
Any help on this and I would be grateful.

I have a terrible problem with annotations. I am using the Kodak Image edit control. Th problem is when I print annotations, even though i have set a single font and position, on each of the images, it comes out differently and some are unreadable. It is drastically different for different printers . Could you help me in solving this problem?
Thanks.

[Marita_l]

Wossname,

Appears you may have gotten more than you bargained for.

But, I am going to add to your newfound grief.

I am trying to find out if a batch file can be created using VB. One that will autorun(optional), create a directory on the c:\ drive, copy files from the cd-rom drive to the newly created directory on the c:/.

If this is possible, can you please help me come up with the code. I have never create a batch program before.

Thanks in advance

[da_silvy]

I have two stumper's to keep you going:

1) Ask for password, when say: c:\windows\regedit.exe
is opened

2) Ask for password, when:
c:\mydoc.doc
is opened

i would like the login box to be in vb, please, if you attempt to take this proggie up - and not in microsoft word

thanks in advance

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david
Teenage Programmer

[onerrorgoto]

When your done with the problem then maybe you can help me

I would like a flashin led control, where I can set:
the backgroundcolor,
flashrate,
flash=true/false,
color when not flashing,
color flashing to,
size,
visible,
border=true/false,
bordercolor,
borderthicknes,

well, thats what I really would like to see.
I dont wanna use the shape-control and a timer since I need to put around 70 of them on my form, so a led-control would be great.

good luck with the other projects

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On Error Goto Bed =:0)
[email protected]

[bethsimm]

Here's one for you. Probably simple, but not for me. I want to be able to allow users to select a file from a directory without opening that directory. I have a custom menu of choices, one of which would be, select project(file). When this choice is made, the entire contents of the directory housing the open projects would show up in a combobox or a listbox and when a particular file is chosen, it would open. I know how to do the sheets of a workbook but not a directory. Feel like playing with this one? If not, I have some other things, I'm new at this and just learning piece by piece on my own. Hope I helped your boredom some.

Actually, I could use someone to create a game that I have designed. I haven't started on it due to other projects. It's a free game that I wanted fo the public. IF you want a project, and want to know the details, get with me. Not hard to make, I just have too many projects..

There is only one aspect of it that I don't know if you want to tacal. It's the 3D interface. Not very big, but still needs to be 3D. You'll see what I mean when we talk if your interested.

It's a Star Trek Online Game.


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John T. Mieske
Star Trek LCARS programmer

Knight Vision Enterprises
[email protected]

[Cbomb]

wossname,

I'm acctually in need of an extension converter. Takes any file and saves a copy of it in any extesion i specify. I can't find time to do it myself so if you had time I would appreciate that
My email is [email protected]

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Cbomb
Teen Programmer
Techie 8)

[AndrewS]

I have a program that should be right up your alley. Right now the program uses loops and a database to perform its main function. I would like to remove the database dependency and have it use text files to store the information. Some file features that it will need are ability and add/delete/modify. All the info can probably be stored in one file. I was then hoping to load the file into an array for processing (but I am not good with arrays). For details on the program go to www.net-matrix.com/linktrader/ and download a copy. I am looking forward to hearing from you so that we can discuss the program in more detial and I can send you the project with code and everything.

Thanks
Andy

[Bad5887]

Marita_l-

I'm the batchman! goto my site: http://bad5887.homepage.com in the batch files section, i made hangman, an address book and more from just batch files! Email me [email protected] and tell me exactly what you want the batch file to do and ill tel you how to do it. and yes a batch file can be made from VB, it is a simple text script file that shells DOS commmands. simply use notepad to open it to see what is in it or use vb to print the commands to a file, i just recently made a batch file maker in VB and it makes EXE's too.