Can someone here make me a simple prog?

[DarkManX]

I work for someone that sells video tapes on e(b)ay and we have a pretty dumb way of posting the items, So I was hoppin someone can make me a simple prog useing variables to help out. Ill need an Box to input the description of the movie, then some checkboxes to check if the video tape is closed captioned, and if its black and white. Then another input box for the video length and checkbox and input box for the year of the tape. I need it to output the data as HTML code which I will provide you and all you gotta do is turn the data inputed into the prog into the HTML im guesing useing variables would be the best way. The reward would be pretty small 5-10$ depending on the quality of the prog. So if anyone is interested let me know, and ill get back to you with the details of the prog and the HTML code.

 

[Pretender]

It would be easy to do in a DOS program, but if I had to do it with a windows one, I could prolly get it done in a few days. Contact me Tuesday or later (got Wednesday-Sunday off for thanksgiving) and I'll see what I can do.

 

[DarkManX]

thanks, if I dont get any other offers ill get back to you.

 

[Format C:]

Well, I've heard that some bat's wing and eye of newt would do the trick, but I'm not sure how "simple" you'd be. I mean even a frog has some complicated parts.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

the only way I can think of it would be to be done efficiently would be through Visual Basic. I'm working with VB, now. It wouldn't be hard, but the actual coding would take a few hours.










p.s. $5-10 for a program like that? cheap skate...

 

[Pretender]

Yeah, most professional programs are a lot more than $5-10. Even though this isn't pro that price doesn't seem appropriate.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

true, but come on.... $5 for three or four hours of coding?!

And that's if you skip the flowchart and pseudo-coding and go right into the real code.

 

[loup garou]

Screw VB (), JavaScript would be the easiest (and most portable) way to do it. I'd do it (sounds interesting), but I've got a ton of other programming work to do...and $5-10 isn't that enticing (sorry). If you're still looking for someone in a few weeks, drop me an email. Ah hell, send me an email now with what you need to be done, and if it seems simple enough, I'll see if I can do it in my spare time...but no guarantees!

 

[Pretender]

<< And that's if you skip the flowchart and pseudo-coding and go right into the real code. >>

Please tell me your mind hasn't also been stolen by the teachers who try to force everyone to do pseudocode and flowcharts.

 

You mean the &quot;Analysis and Design&quot; that I lost 25% of my test grade on?

 

[StageLeft]

Pretender Please tell me you don't just jump right into something when you program it? Ok me too...damn...

 

[Viper GTS]

I always skipped directly to the code too. Things make sense in code, dealing with garbage like flow charts &amp; &quot;pseudo-coding&quot; just complicates things.

Viper GTS

 

[Pretender]

For preparation, the most I'll do is write some comments in the code itself to get my thoughts together (if I need to). Pseudocode and flowcharts seem like unnecesary paperwork to me.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

pseudocoding and flowcharts help my logic. A flowchart seems to help me keep things together in writing complicated (to me) prog's.

 

[BoberFett]

Those who skip the design process have usually never written anything complicated.

 

[vi edit]

&quot;Pretender Please tell me you don't just jump right into something when you program it? Ok me too...damn... &quot;

I don't know why, but this comment had me laughing uncontrollably. My co-workers are looking at me like I'm idiot.

Thanks

 

[vi edit]

And for those complaining about the reimbursment, I'm sure that there are plenty of up and coming programmers that would be happy to do it for free. It would be a nice little program to put into a portfolio are to turn in to a professor for extra credit.

 

[pdo]

$5-$10? I guess you programmer are cheap..

 

[dabuddha]

for small projects, maybe flowcharts etc don't make sense...
but when you're designing a software package from the groundup consisting of hundreds of thousands lines of code if not millions, its a necessity

 

[BoberFett]

<< $5-$10? I guess you programmer are cheap... >>

That sounds about what I charge when I work on a contract project.





If it's going to take me 5 minutes to write. I charge $50/hr. at least, depending on the scope of the project.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

So, 5 min. @ $50/hr, you'd be getting $4.17. Wow. And you're raising a family on that?? If you're making that kind of money, spend time on bigger projects. Let a younger, less advanced programmer try their hand at it. Let them do something --something that's going to do something for them back... like give them something to put into their portfolio, like was stated before.

But good grief... for $5-10 I'd make a message box pop up that says &quot;Hello.&quot; You get what you pay for.

 

[Pretender]

<< And for those complaining about the reimbursment, I'm sure that there are plenty of up and coming programmers that would be happy to do it for free. It would be a nice little program to put into a portfolio are to turn in to a professor for extra credit. >>

Uh, I could make better programs on my own to put into a portfolio, whether or not I'm being paid $5.

 

[bigjon]

It would be easy and portable if the program took any HTML template as input, and created an HTML file. The input template could have tags to be replaced surrounded by &quot;%&quot; signs (or something else not normally found in HTML). The &quot;tags&quot; to be replaced could then be typed into the program (or imported as another file), and an HTML file would be generated. This could be easily created with Delphi (or VB ), or even a batch file (using some search &amp; replace tools).

I would do it myself, but I don't think I'll have time before Thanksgiving. If I get a chance I'll give it a shot



Data typed into the program:

Title: Whatever
CC: Yes
B&amp;W: No

Template file example:

<html>
<body>

The title is %Title%.

B&amp;W: %B&amp;W%
Closed Captioned: %CC%

etc...

</body>
</html>

 

[BoberFett]

DarkManX

I can't believe somebody has said this yet. This would actually be a good oppurtunity for you to get your feet wet in the world of programming. Pick up VB or Delphi and do it yourself. It might take several hours, and you may go through a few aspirin, but I think it would be worth it.

 

[slipperyslope]

Hell I think this program would be simple to do in Java also. I have done a good many GUI programs in Java.

Jim