As I'm new to VB, I've been trying to come up with some project programs to build - in an attempt to better learn the language and software.
With that said, I have an idea for a program that I would like to try making - a database to store various records.
To start, I just want these records to be text - in the future I may want to explore adding other forms of media to the records.
So, I'm not exactly sure how to go about creating a program that asks for user input, and stores it into files.
And also have the ability to search these files based on the information (search names, phone numbers, invoice numbers, etc).
I assume this would be done w/ XML files?
So, how would I go about creating these files after a user inputs the requested information?
Can I setup the program to create a directory for these files - say a folder in "My Documents" that would store all of this information?
Once I get that stuff figured out - I would like to add some security features to the program - to help protect the files.
Is it possible to force the user to login via username/password before entering the program?
How would I go about setting that up for multiple users?
If I wanted to protect the files in the "My Documents" folder - is there a way that I could encrypt them upon export, and decrypt them upon viewing in the program?
Or create some sort of proprietary file type that no one could open up unless they had this software?
Sorry for the noob questions - really just trying to learn as much about VB as possible - this program is awesome.
I understand that some of my questions maybe span beyond the scope of a simple database, and are most likely very advanced.
Any information you could lend on this would be very helpful!
I'm not asking for someone to write the program for me - maybe just some tips on how to go about doing it, or a link to a tutorial that talks about some of these principles.
Thank you for your time!
With that said, I have an idea for a program that I would like to try making - a database to store various records.
To start, I just want these records to be text - in the future I may want to explore adding other forms of media to the records.
So, I'm not exactly sure how to go about creating a program that asks for user input, and stores it into files.
And also have the ability to search these files based on the information (search names, phone numbers, invoice numbers, etc).
I assume this would be done w/ XML files?
So, how would I go about creating these files after a user inputs the requested information?
Can I setup the program to create a directory for these files - say a folder in "My Documents" that would store all of this information?
Once I get that stuff figured out - I would like to add some security features to the program - to help protect the files.
Is it possible to force the user to login via username/password before entering the program?
How would I go about setting that up for multiple users?
If I wanted to protect the files in the "My Documents" folder - is there a way that I could encrypt them upon export, and decrypt them upon viewing in the program?
Or create some sort of proprietary file type that no one could open up unless they had this software?
Sorry for the noob questions - really just trying to learn as much about VB as possible - this program is awesome.
I understand that some of my questions maybe span beyond the scope of a simple database, and are most likely very advanced.
Any information you could lend on this would be very helpful!
I'm not asking for someone to write the program for me - maybe just some tips on how to go about doing it, or a link to a tutorial that talks about some of these principles.
Thank you for your time!