Need suggestions regarding design of FRONT END for project

[webgenius]

Hello guys,

I'm an engineering student and have developed an application as part of my final year project. It's working well. But I'm supposed to design a front end for it.

The way I have implemented it is: The user provides the input from command line like:

prog-name supposed-file-name -level file1 [file2] [file3] ....

prog-name is the executable, supposed file-name is the output file obtained after running the executable, and then the file names.

Please guys suggest me how to develop a front-end for this.

[sakumar79]

Create a VB GUI that gets file names, then executes a system call for the program with the parameters... You can get VB.NET Express Edition downloadable free... Or, you can probably also use VC# (Express Edition provided in this month's Digit DVD) but I have no experience in it...

Arun

[webgenius]

Originally Posted by sakumar79

Create a VB GUI that gets file names, then executes a system call for the program with the parameters... You can get VB.NET Express Edition downloadable free... Or, you can probably also use VC# (Express Edition provided in this month's Digit DVD) but I have no experience in it...

Arun

I can use an API in VB that calls the executable file and passes parameters to it. But the problem is that I don't know how to display the contents of the executable file in VB window and and the executable requires the user to press a key after execution.

[sakumar79]

I think that process call in vb.net allows you to wait for the process to exit and then continue code processing... Is this what you are looking for? If so, I will check up further and get back to you...

Arun

[Garbage]

Why don't u think for "C" / "C++" for developing command line programs?

(plz correct me if I'm supposing something wrong..)

[webgenius]

Originally Posted by shirish_nagar

Why don't u think for "C" / "C++" for developing command line programs?

(plz correct me if I'm supposing something wrong..)

My project already supports command line arguments

Originally Posted by sakumar79

I think that process call in vb.net allows you to wait for the process to exit and then continue code processing... Is this what you are looking for? If so, I will check up further and get back to you...

Arun

What I'm trying to say is that, the executable I have expects the user to press a key after execution is complete. This way the executable has to be looked into.

Now I'm thinking of using QT for designing the interface. Anyone has experience with it?

[sakumar79]

If you dont want the executable to have the user press a key after completion, you should have the source code and edit it... AFAIK, there is no way you can simulate a keypress from one program for a diff program, even if you know when to press it...

Arun

[webgenius]

Originally Posted by sakumar79

If you dont want the executable to have the user press a key after completion, you should have the source code and edit it... AFAIK, there is no way you can simulate a keypress from one program for a diff program, even if you know when to press it...

Arun

The executables from VC and DevC++ always expect the user to press a key at the end. Trying my hands on QT now. Maybe it'll be helpful.

[gaurav_indian]

^^ Do u have .net framework 2.0 installed?If you have i want to show you one file.

[webgenius]

Originally Posted by gaurav_indian

^^ Do u have .net framework 2.0 installed?If you have i want to show you one file.

Yeah sure.