I need a project idea for my VB class.

[beyonddc]

I'm taking an Intro. to VB class, and professor asked us to form group and create a project of your own. I'm a senior in Computer Science, and so is rest of the class, but we never learn VB before in school before. Our school teaches C/C++, Java and other stuffs, but just no VB. This is a general elective. I guess I can say I'm a newbie in VB.

I'm hoping if anyone can share some project idea that I can do using Visual Basic as the programming language. Something that has a little challenge, but not that hard. hehe...

Remember that I'm a newbie in VB even though I'm a Computer Science major senior...

thanks!!

 

[stebesplace]

Make a little program that you can open an image, paint on it, then save the image. no text, nothing fancy, just to draw lines or something.

-Steve

 

[beyonddc]

More ideas are welcomed! I want more ideas, so I can see what you guys consider as an easy but with a little challenge project.

Thanks!

 

[beyonddc]

Originally posted by: beyonddc
More ideas are welcomed! I want more ideas, so I can see what you guys consider as an easy but with a little challenge project.

Thanks!

BUMP!

 

[gentobu]

Subnet calculator, text -> html converter, black jack game, flash card/quiz builder, a simple store inventory database, cd collection manager, money management, umm thats all I can think of right now.

 

[Stealth1024]

make a library system using database controls.. you can make it minimize to the system tray and all sorts of other things using Win API calls

 

[tkdkid]

I'd have to say to make some kind of database program, since that is really the basis of most useful programs now. You can use MSDE which is a standalone version of SQLServer and has no UI. You can use an MS Access Data Access Project (it's easy...) to create tables and such. Probably too complicated for a beginner program.

Uhm....

Oh I know, make a program launcher. It can have groups of program shortcuts (Internet, Games, Image Editing, etc...). The user selects a group, which shows some icons or just a list of programs. The user can dbl-click and launch the app.

Hmm..that would be easy. Have a combobox to select the category and a listview control under that. Use an INI file to save the categories and program commands.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: tkdkid
I'd have to say to make some kind of database program, since that is really the basis of most useful programs now.

Hardly.

 

[m0ti]

Program launcher / hider is a good idea.

Turn monitor off /power system down at scheduled time, or after X mins.

Have a shutdown folder: things to be run at system shutdown.

 

[Lint21]

Maybe a simple text editor. That would teach the basics of reading in a file, writing to disk, some UI stuff...

 

[Stealth1024]

what about a program that adds itself deep in the registry on startup but when loaded reboots the computer? this could be very amusing especially if the first time it was loaded it remained in the background for an hour. Send it to all your friends!

 

[Bloodstein]

Originally posted by: Stealth1024
what about a program that adds itself deep in the registry on startup but when loaded reboots the computer? this could be very amusing especially if the first time it was loaded it remained in the background for an hour. Send it to all your friends!

You mean, you want the guy to set his first foot on the journey to create a malicious virus that takes over the world? *shock* *horror*

In VB, that's a laugh....hahaha

 

[mEarles]

make a math converter:
metric to English(a LOT can be done here)
degrees to radians
fraction to decimal

it's simple, useful, and somewhat impressive!