API Programming Options

Hi gang,

I threw this out about 18 months ago without too much response, but
here goes again.

I've currently got some time on my hands so I'm rewriting my Visual
Basic based custom property tool to be much more flexible and network
friendly.

I am looking at using XML to allow the user to customize the interface
and variables ala sw3cp. The data will be optionally stored in a SQL
database that can be used for document tracking etc.

Most of this has been done by others, but I wanted to roll my own to
get the experience of the creating all the programmatic elements.

Seeing as VB is decidedly outdated, I am looking at alternatives.

I'm in the process of downloading the new VB.net express and C#
express for evaluational purposes.

If VB.net or C# isn't viable (or if the learning curve is going to be
too much for this old fart), how about some of the other available
programming options, ala;

Python (Markus Wankus was doing some experimenting using Python to
drive SWx)
Java (I know Jim Sculley was working on an interface, Jim?)
4GL
Delphi
etc, etc, etc.

Thanks in advance,

Chris
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Chris

 

I use vb.net It is close to VB you have to be a little more explicit
with some of your code but the code finishing is lightyears beyond VB6
and they have added full Object Oriented approach

Say you have object class A you don't know much about it

With less than 10 lines of code you can create Object A1 have it work
identical to class A except you added a new function or Property. I
didn't find the switch to be too cumbersom but once I got the hang of
vb.net I love it. Also .Net has XML handling code built into right
into it so that will make those steps that much easier.

Corey