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- From: srussell@nova.umuc.edu (Steve Russell)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: First Big One
- Date: 12 Mar 1996 15:54:28 -0500
- Organization: University of Maryland University College
- Message-ID: <4i4oa4$ga9@nova.umuc.edu>
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- I was thinking about keeping my programming skills sharp this
- summer by making a payroll program for the store I've been
- working at for the past few years. They have been good to me
- and I figure it will be a big resume builder too.
-
- Im finnishing up the second of a 2 semester intro to c++ and
- programming. I have a rudimentry knowledge of classes. Im confident
- I can write the number crunching, but as a lowly student I don't
- if it is practical for me to try to solve the following problems.
- Are the following things in reach, Im willing to do some reading
- ( so please direct me:))
-
-
- 1. Putting the program on disk and having it store data on
- another disk. The program has to run without the user
- having to compile and link it, the way a prof application would.
-
- 2. making special colors/graphics to give the program a special
- look.
-
- 3. having the data stored in a data base. Should I wait until I
- have a data base class? Can I build the crunching now in c++
- and hook up the program to a database program in another language?
- I just don't know how these things are done.
-
- 4. having that data printable and deliminated by page so reports
- can be printed out.
-
- 5. an error control mechanism that would allow the user to reenter
- faulty data. Right now, all I can do is shut the program down.
-
- Anything else a starting student might not be aware of trying to
- write a serious program.
-
- Thanks
- Steve
-