Could you write this program for me?

I don't know how to write this as a windows application but I know you could write it easily using the Sdl library in c++ creating custom images and mouse parameters

I could write it for you, would you be willing to pay?

TheBeardedQuack (863)

Why don't you try using Visual Basic?
Perhaps that'll do the trick?

I could try Visual Basic, but I already read the whole C++ tutorial hehe :). I am assuming that coding up such a program is not as simple as it looks on paper in C++ at least?

im already almost halfway done making your program

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First, you should have posted this under Windows programming, Lounge or Jobs would have been even better.

Looks like you just want a menu with up to 16 items.

Since you did not mention it, I assume there is no pay involved.

Let me ask, what company do you work for and how many CD/DVD's are you planning to ship ? Are you selling the CD's or what is the project ?

ill just use the image you provided as what you're looking for

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@huike
Look at the picture he posted.
^ (16 buttons)

Okay, download and configure SDL library and this code should start you off, all you have to do is mess with the images and setup mouse coordinates to load the different images (for the buttons highlighting) and the depending on where your mouse coordinate is when you click it loads the different exes using "System(example.exe);"
I made example images for you as well, ill upload them to some site

i pulled a bunch of this code from my other sdl projects btw

all this code does it create a screen, hide the console window, rename the screen to the title you had, reposition it, load the image you had and wait for you to press escape and it will close


#include "SDL_syswm.h"
#include "SDL.h"

#include <Windows.h>
#include <fstream>

#include "SDL_TTF.h" 
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <locale>
#include <sstream>
#define SCREEN_WIDTH  778
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 446

#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
using namespace std;

/* source and destination rectangles */

	
int main ( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
	
	
	
	SDL_Event event;


	  
	  
	  
	  TTF_Init();
	HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
	ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );
  SDL_Surface *screen, *temp, *image1;

  int colorkey;

  // IMAGE INITIALIZATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //image1 rect
  
  SDL_Rect image1Src, image1Dest;
  image1Dest.x = 0;
	  image1Dest.y = 0;
	  image1Src.x = 0;
  image1Src.y = 0;
  image1Src.w = 778;
  image1Src.h = 446;
  
 

 
  // END IMAGE INITIALIZATIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  /* initialize SDL */
  SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);

  /* set the title bar */
   const char* WINDOW_TITLE = "TITLE GOES HERE";
  SDL_WM_SetCaption(WINDOW_TITLE, 0);

  /* create window */
  // value of screenmode for full screen is 0x80000000, value for windowed is 0
  
screenmode:
  
 
  screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, 0, 0);


  // CODE FOR REPOSITIONING WINDOW

SDL_SysWMinfo windowInfo;
SDL_VERSION(&windowInfo.version);

if(SDL_GetWMInfo(&windowInfo))
{
    // we retrieve the Windows specific 'handle' to the SDL window.
    HWND handle = windowInfo.window;
    
    // we can set the position of the window, using the Win32 function, 'SetWindowPos'.
     BOOL result = SetWindowPos(handle, NULL, 50, 0, 0, 0, 
                    SWP_NOREPOSITION|SWP_NOZORDER|SWP_NOSIZE|SWP_NOACTIVATE);
}
  // END OF WINDOW REPOSITIONING

  //
  
  // IMAGE LOADING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  /* load image1*/
  temp  = SDL_LoadBMP("image1.bmp");
  image1 = SDL_DisplayFormat(temp);
  SDL_FreeSurface(temp);

  int running = 1;
while (running==1)
{
	
		SDL_Event event;
		 if (SDL_PollEvent(&event))
		 {
		 
		switch (event.type) { 
		
		case SDL_KEYDOWN:
      switch (event.key.keysym.sym) {
       
	case SDLK_ESCAPE:
  running = 0;
          break;
	  }
		break;
		}
		 }
			SDL_BlitSurface(image1, &image1Src, screen, &image1Dest);
	  SDL_Flip(screen);



      }
		return 0;




}

download the images here:

http://www.speedyshare.com/7ME3t/folder.7z

im too lazy to finish =[

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Basically, we have a package of 16 programs that do various things. Each of them has a setup and installation that come bundled in something like setup.exe. So we have like setup1.exe, setup2.exe... etc.

So the program is basically just an installation menu, asking which program you want to install. When I click on a button, it executes the setup for the corresponding program.

So it is basically just an installer for 16 different programs, but let's you choose which one you want to install. I may as well have bundled the 16 exes in a CDROM, but it looks nicer to have a menu.

Huike - your PM's are indeed turned off ;)

Oh I just saw your post, hold on.

Edit: do turn your PMS on though!

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Found this, that might help you understand the basics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqC5GKr6yDY

can email me lukerossie@gmail.com

turned my pms on also

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Still can not private message you. Msg me if your still needing a finished product.

Screenshot : http://sharesend.com/0qbmzbis

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Sam, could you post the code for that? I'd be very interested to see it

I ran into a bug, when I put a picture on the form, I get a error when I compile, I was going to try and figure that out today.

SamuelAdams: the youtube link you gave me uses "Windows Forms Application". Does this mean that my target computer will require the .NET framework to run the app?

It does seem to be a pretty useful tutorial though :)

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