new project

[willow]

Caravan park

I am thinking of using mmf to create a application to help co-ordinate details of the owners of caravans or mobile homes within the caravan park.

I was thinking of using active objects for the caravans or mobile homes.

Info needed to store with each active.

1. Name of owner , contact details

2. Site fees paid to date.

3. Caravans or mobiles available to rent.

4. Booking for the available caravans or mobiles, contact details, booking period.

I would like to be able for the user to input this information and this information would be then stored within the correct active.

Last: print out of information stored at end of season.

i appricate this is a lot of information if someone could recommend the best way to achieve this many thanks

[Bigfoot]

Use mysql lite database.

Do a google search on the commands. Once you have the database created it very easy to work with.

[willow]

the app will be just for the owner so no need for to go on line.

Is their a recommend way to allow a user to edit the named values within a active with the application runing?

[Bigfoot]

hi, mysql lite is an offline database, with the added advantage that the user doest need to download it separately as its included in the object.

whats good about it is that you can search and display the information how ever you want.

Failing that using .ini file might be another way to go.

[willow]

sorry i did not know that it worked offline. does anyone have a example say with just one active?

I have not used this mysql lite before

[willow]

i have been looking at the speech bubble example conversation.

this got me thinking could i use a edit box to allow the user to input the information store the info with ini.

The mysql lite is a little well more like way out of my coding.

[LB]

Ini++ has a sort of cheat window thing which you can use to let the user edit named variables, in a way.

[willow]

i can not open the html help file for ini++.

Any chance of some details LB

[nivram]

INI++ Features:
Comparison and Encryption - INI++ allows the files to be compressed and encrypted when saved to disk.

Path Features – You can select the path that relative paths are relative to. You can save to directories which do not exist and they will be created. There is a read-only mode if you do not wish to modify the file.

Initial Data – You can specify initial data to be loaded into the object in the frame editor, as well as an initial file to load.

Dialog Box – INI++ features a dialog box which can be opened at run-time. It is helpful for debugging or cheat menus.

Case Sensitive – If you wish, the INI file can be case sensitive.

Repeated Groups and Items – Repeated groups can be merged together. Repeated groups and items can also be automatically renamed.

Debugging Tools – View and modify the INI file as text from the Multimedia Fusion Debugger.

Auto Save – INI++ can be set so it does not automatically rewrite the file to disk when it has been modified, however it can still do this if desired.

No Limits – There are no limits for the size of the INI files, the number of groups, the number of items, and the size of values.

Searching – There are actions and expressions for searching INI files and even putting the results in other INI++ objects.

Merging Functions – There are new functions for merging INI files.

Sub-groups – Groups with sub-groups can be simulated with the object.

Global Data Stores – An infinite number of global data stores that can be shared across sub-applications.

Hashed Values – There are functions for having hashed data values, which is useful for passwords and etc.

Get and Set as Text –INI files can be loaded in directly as text, or the data can be received as a string.

Marv

[willow]

thanks marv. i appricate your help with providing the information