Some one to write a custom program

Lisa · Joined: Dec 14, 2006 Posts: 7

Hello everbody I need help I am a over the road transport driver, and would like to know where I would go to find some one to write a custom program for me so that I will be able to keep track of my expenses I have all info I need for the program I just need someone to write it for me. thank you

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3393

Why not use excel for this?

Lisa · Joined: Dec 14, 2006 Posts: 7

there is a lot more info that I need to caculate that I do not beleive excel would be able to handle but I do not know all the working of excell so I could be wrong.for excample for tax time I need to know my expences by state for fuel purchases for the previous year. and thats just the begining.

seaeagle

Hi Lisa -

You might also want to do a search for a free/open-source expenses program. I did this search: freshmeat.net: Search results - +expenses (it's a site with a lot of software), and found quite a few. Another good site is SourceForge.net. Just make a note of which operating systems they will run on (it has a lot of unix/Linux stuff). There are quite a few written in Java which means they will run on any operating system with the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (free) installed.

Lisa · Joined: Dec 14, 2006 Posts: 7

I will check them out but I have some ideas that will most likely not be covered

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

Hey,
I'v been learning C++ and it's not difficult at all to make programs that do calculations such as expenses and tax and things, download it and check out the help files they're pretty simple! I can lend a hand if you get stuck as long as it's not mega complicated!! lol
Jo

Lisa · Joined: Dec 14, 2006 Posts: 7

Thank you I might check into that what would be the best program out there to do this with.

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

C++ Bloodshed is the one I use, it can be downloaded offline but I can't remember where so you'd need to search for it, or I can email it to you.
Jo

Lisa · Joined: Dec 14, 2006 Posts: 7

thank you, is this software fairly easy to understand I know a little about computers (or should I say what I think I know about them)I have had one for awhile will it walk me through what I need or do I need to know some programming language.

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

You will need to program it litterally, but the help files will teach you syntax and things, if you get stuck I can lend a hand as long as you don't need any really complex loops or anything.

Lisa · Joined: Dec 14, 2006 Posts: 7

ochthenoodle
I downloaded the program opened it up, I even named the project but past that o boy. I tried to read the help file but I am still lost I told you I don't know as much as I think I do. I sure could use some help getting started becuse once I get started I might Confused

understand it
thanks

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

I've PM'd you my msn addy if u wanna add me I'll help Smile

Jo

@Home · Joined: Jul 02, 2004 Posts: 55

Yep, I know, this is an old post Embarassed

I just came in here to add the Basic4ppc link and happened to check out this link. Lisa, if you still check this site and are still looking for software, let me know. I'm leased to Landstar Ranger, and I have an Open Office spreadsheet and some other software that I've been using for the past 6 years. Maybe I can help you out! Very Happy

Lisa · Joined: Dec 14, 2006 Posts: 7

thanks but I found a place called rent a coder and its being for me there written there. I would be interseted in seeing what you use. Smile

@Home · Joined: Jul 02, 2004 Posts: 55

I use an Open Office spread sheet that I designed. (Open Office, if your not familiar, is basically the 'free' version of Microsoft Office) I also have what I call a 'Load Journal'. The 'Load Journal' is a document that I created with Open Office and keep with my log book. Any cash purchases; fuel, food, scales, tolls, etc are recorded in that journal associated with the Load that I was carrying at that time. At the end of the week, I take my carrier settlement sheet, my check book, and my Load Journal and enter all the figures into the spread sheet.

I also have a program that I wrote (and am currently updating) to track all that stuff. If you would like copies of any of those items, PM/EMAIL me with what you're interested in and an email address I can send the stuff to. The program is about 1.25Mbytes and the documents are about 50Kbytes.

dejai · Joined: Apr 17, 2008 Posts: 6

Please take into account that writing a new data management system is no easy task. It will likely need MySQL injections and databases to manage the input data and will probably be written using lots of VB and windows dependent libraries which will probably end up as a big un maintainable mess..

On the other hand it is quite achievable with OOP or Generic programming. Anyway its something to think about.