Solve : Choosing a programing language?

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Answer» I NEED something to make a GUI program but that doesn't require any downloads on USER's computers and that can access files (modifying and displaying contents). What I'm trying to acomplish is a program with 3 textboxes, a timer and 2 buttons (or command buttons). Each has it's own function, and I will explain in detail exactly what each does. Textbox 2 and 3, and Button 2 are invisible. Textbox 1: User input "username" Button 1: Makes Textbox 1 and Button 1 invisible, and Textbox 2 and 3 and Button 2 visible. Textbox 3: Locked (or programming language equivilent), multi-line with a scrollbar. Textbox 2: User input "text" Button 2: Appends "Textbox1.Text: TextBox2.Text" (or programming language equivilent) to I:\_Common\file.txt Timer 1: Every second, clear the contents of TextBox 3 and display the current contents of I:\_Common\file.txt What programming language can do this WITHOUT anything downloaded on the other computer (.NET for example)?I think all the current Microsoft Visual Studio stuff requires the dot NET. There has been a public statement the NET has security flaws, so you request is very reasonable. It seems that Visual Basic 5 can create a stand-alone program for most or all of what you want. The program will be larger that need be if you ship it without the run time library. But the run time library is much larger that the program anyhow. What I mean is the program might be about 4000 bytes, but requires a huger library. Or the program could be about 30,000 bytes and not need anything else. Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 22, 2009, 02:51:42 PM I think all the current Microsoft Visual Studio stuff requires the dot NET. There has been a public statement the NET has security flaws, so you request is very reasonable. It seems that Visual Basic 5 can create a stand-alone program for most or all of what you want. The program will be larger that need be if you ship it without the run time library. But the run time library is much larger that the program anyhow. What I mean is the program might be about 4000 bytes, but requires a huger library. Or the program could be about 30,000 bytes and not need anything else. Visual Basic 6 has stopped being made, so I think the same goes for VB5 (and I'm not pirating anything!) But size isn't an EXTREME issue...although the smaller the better.VB6 you probably still can buy a copy of it on Ebay. But .NET apps always require .NET framework.Quote from: macdad- on April 22, 2009, 03:05:53 PM VB6 you probably still can buy a copy of it on Ebay. But .NET apps always require .NET framework. I'm sorta looking for something that doesn't require payment (free versions are ok though, not demos please). A while ago Dias was talking about FreeBasic and QBasic...do these require .NET and where can I get them if they don't?if you have excel, you can use VBAQuote from: Helpmeh on April 22, 2009, 03:08:48 PM I'm sorta looking for something that doesn't require payment (free versions are ok though, not demos please). A while ago Dias was talking about FreeBasic and QBasic...do these require .NET and where can I get them if they don't? FreeBasic and QBasic(plus JustBasic, use it myself) don't require .NET, they're completely seperate. All three are free: FreeBasic Download\ Just Basic DLoad And QBasic you can get free with MS-DOS 6.22, I believe on MS's website.not to go off topic too much but I'm wondering, is python a useful language? I found a book in my garage that details how to program in python but probably it's something my dad left there.... Quote from: x2543 on April 25, 2009, 06:42:43 PM is python a useful language? of course. Quote from: gh0std0g74 on April 25, 2009, 07:22:33 PM of course. Thought so, but where is it being used? Quote from: x2543 on April 25, 2009, 10:38:50 PM Thought so, but where is it being used? Its a general purpose programming language. you can do a lot of stuffs with it. 1) system administration task eg copy/move files, rename files, etc 2) string manipulation and text processing. 3) With libraries/modules written for it, you can do stuffs like creating PDFs , reading Word/excel documents, crawling the web etc 4) Creating GUIs and many more you might want to read the Python wiki on where its being used.Quote Thought so, but where is it being used? In the places where people use it. Network administrators, system integrator, software engineers, department managers and anybody who needs to get a JOB DONE with information and a computer on a network or off. But python is not used for basket-weaving. But you already knew that after you finished basket-weaving 101.HTAs are quite interesting

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I NEED something to make a GUI program but that doesn't require any downloads on USER's computers and that can access files (modifying and displaying contents).

What I'm trying to acomplish is a program with 3 textboxes, a timer and 2 buttons (or command buttons). Each has it's own function, and I will explain in detail exactly what each does.

Textbox 2 and 3, and Button 2 are invisible.
Textbox 1: User input "username"
Button 1: Makes Textbox 1 and Button 1 invisible, and Textbox 2 and 3 and Button 2 visible.
Textbox 3: Locked (or programming language equivilent), multi-line with a scrollbar.
Textbox 2: User input "text"
Button 2: Appends "Textbox1.Text: TextBox2.Text" (or programming language equivilent) to I:\_Common\file.txt
Timer 1: Every second, clear the contents of TextBox 3 and display the current contents of I:\_Common\file.txt

What programming language can do this WITHOUT anything downloaded on the other computer (.NET for example)?I think all the current Microsoft Visual Studio stuff requires the dot NET. There has been a public statement the NET has security flaws, so you request is very reasonable.
It seems that Visual Basic 5 can create a stand-alone program for most or all of what you want. The program will be larger that need be if you ship it without the run time library. But the run time library is much larger that the program anyhow.
What I mean is the program might be about 4000 bytes, but requires a huger library. Or the program could be about 30,000 bytes and not need anything else.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 22, 2009, 02:51:42 PM

I think all the current Microsoft Visual Studio stuff requires the dot NET. There has been a public statement the NET has security flaws, so you request is very reasonable.
It seems that Visual Basic 5 can create a stand-alone program for most or all of what you want. The program will be larger that need be if you ship it without the run time library. But the run time library is much larger that the program anyhow.
What I mean is the program might be about 4000 bytes, but requires a huger library. Or the program could be about 30,000 bytes and not need anything else.

Visual Basic 6 has stopped being made, so I think the same goes for VB5 (and I'm not pirating anything!)

But size isn't an EXTREME issue...although the smaller the better.VB6 you probably still can buy a copy of it on Ebay.

But .NET apps always require .NET framework.Quote from: macdad- on April 22, 2009, 03:05:53 PM

VB6 you probably still can buy a copy of it on Ebay.

But .NET apps always require .NET framework.

I'm sorta looking for something that doesn't require payment (free versions are ok though, not demos please).

A while ago Dias was talking about FreeBasic and QBasic...do these require .NET and where can I get them if they don't?if you have excel, you can use VBAQuote from: Helpmeh on April 22, 2009, 03:08:48 PM

I'm sorta looking for something that doesn't require payment (free versions are ok though, not demos please).

A while ago Dias was talking about FreeBasic and QBasic...do these require .NET and where can I get them if they don't?

FreeBasic and QBasic(plus JustBasic, use it myself) don't require .NET, they're completely seperate. All three are free:

FreeBasic Download\
Just Basic DLoad
And QBasic you can get free with MS-DOS 6.22, I believe on MS's website.not to go off topic too much but I'm wondering, is python a useful language? I found a book in my garage that details how to program in python but probably it's something my dad left there.... Quote from: x2543 on April 25, 2009, 06:42:43 PM

is python a useful language?

of course. Quote from: gh0std0g74 on April 25, 2009, 07:22:33 PM

of course.

Thought so, but where is it being used? Quote from: x2543 on April 25, 2009, 10:38:50 PM

Thought so, but where is it being used?

Its a general purpose programming language. you can do a lot of stuffs with it.
1) system administration task eg copy/move files, rename files, etc
2) string manipulation and text processing.
3) With libraries/modules written for it, you can do stuffs like creating PDFs , reading Word/excel documents, crawling the web etc
4) Creating GUIs and many more

you might want to read the Python wiki on where its being used.Quote

Thought so, but where is it being used?

In the places where people use it.

Network administrators, system integrator, software engineers, department managers and anybody who needs to get a JOB DONE with information and a computer on a network or off.

But python is not used for basket-weaving. But you already knew that after you finished basket-weaving 101.HTAs are quite interesting

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