[2008] Teacher Gradebook - Attendance & Grades

[stanav]

Oh yeah, I'll be using text files to store the data, not a database.

Poor you... Why can't you use a database to store data? It'll make your life a whole lot easier.

[DroopyPawn]

...because I've never used a database in ANY program I've written. I wouldn't know where to start.

[stanav]

...because I've never used a database in ANY program I've written. I wouldn't know where to start.

In real world, hardly any company is still using text files to store data. And if you want be competitive on the job market as a programmer, you should and must know about databases. So it's a good time for you to start using one now...

[jwakeman]

I think they are a teacher...not a programmer.

[szlamany]

Don't forget DISMISSED - it's one of the standard trio of what can be marked for a student's attendance by a teacher (A, T, D).

Your X and L are really the "closure" codes for the attendance. The A, T, D are "evaluated" against what the student's office attendance is - and the resolution comes from that. For example - on a field trip, tardy to school, visiting the nurse and so on.

btw - you really want to use a database - with .Net you can use data controls that pretty much link directly to the table in the DB making all this array stuff just go away. Then you spend most of your time just making sure your user-interface works the way you want.

We develop and sell software to school districts - how large is your district??