Re: Creating MY own database with C++ and of course WinAPI

Yeah, that's why I posted the info re: Al Stevens. See, the problem is just not how to store data, but to have a flexible way to retrieve it, in any way you want to. And that is the hard part. Just curious, what exactly are you trying to learn that would make you a better programmer? <holychapin_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3fe7a1a4.0212040002.30c6fe03_at_posting.google.com...
> Greg-
> I'm just plain sick and tired of people saying I'm reinventing the
> wheel and doing too much and all that crap. I'm well aware it's hard
> but it is for learning experience to be a better coder. I'm not going
> to be some lazy ass coding it in VB or Access.
>
> ~Jared
> "Greg Boland" <gregb_at_snet.net> wrote in message
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> > "holych_at_pin" <holy&chap_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > > How would I do this? My own text file of records. Maybe a CD
> > > collection:
> > >
> > > ITEM # 1 Carpenter, Mary Chapin|Hometown Girl|CBS Records|1987
> > > 1. A Lot Like Me
> > > 2. Other Streets and Other Towns
> > > 3. Blah Blah...
> > >
> > > ITEM # 2 Carpenter, Mary Chapin|State of the Heart|CBS Records|1989
> > > 1. How Do
> > > 2. Something of A Dreamer.
> > > 3. Blah Blah...
> > >
> > > I would like to have a program that would allow the user to type in
> > > these titles (ENTER ARTIST NAME (last, first) ), (ENTER CD TITLE:).
> > > And then you could also add a picture of the CD artwork, sound clips,
> > > etc).
> > >
> > > I know it would require WinAPI to create Windows..and I'm learning
> > > it..and I know some major things about C++. However I don't want to
> > > use Access or MySQL or any of that stuff..I just want to use a txt
> > > file or several txtfiles, maybe database.dat or something.
> > >
> > > I know it would require looping, WinAPI, parsing, saving to the file,
> > > searching, etc.
> > >
> > > If you have any ideas please help. Thanks.
> > > ~Jared
> > >
> >
> > I agree with Alex for all the reasons he stated. Also, if you're
learning
> > the Windows API AND C++, you've got a lot of work ahead of you, so why
mess
> > with data management? But then again, for the application you described,
why
> > not use tools that are higher up on the food chain? Like VB, JAVA, or
C##?
> > Or just Access for that matter. Or is this a learning project? I often
> > develop an app like you described just to get my mind around the
development
> > tools.
> >
> > Best of luck,
> >
> > Greg
Received on Wed Dec 04 2002 - 23:57:22 CET