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Can any one suggest how can i make a program likecheatbook databaseis there any easy options

Do you want to run it on your own machine, or a Net server, or what?

Cheatbook database? As in a database of cheats? Please be more specific and give as much detail as possible.

Can any one suggest how can i make a program like

cheatbook database

is there any easy options

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You can use MS Visual Basic and Access components to write such a program, it's very easy and may take just one morning to be done.

 

When you're dont, tell me. I'll help you to test.

 

Good luck !

I'll run with the assumption that you want a "cheatbook" database to be used in cooperation with a website. To do this I'd recommend using a MySQL Database, and then to manipulate it PHP. You'll also want MyAdmin to help setup the database. You'll need a database with a list of the cheat names, ID, and then a link to the cheat page. I'll assume again that you're doing it on a game by game basis, not a single cheat at a time. You'll have to set it up so when a user searches it takes him/her to an index page which lists a bunch of links to the cheat pages that contain matches to their search.

$lookup = mysql_query(SELECT ID, Name, Link FROM 'cheats' WHERE Name LIKE '$search' LIMIT 0 , 10);$output = $mysql_fetch_array($lookup);$chid = $output['ID'];$chname = $output['Name'];$chlink = $output['Link'];echo ("Cheat ID: ".$chid."<BR>");echo ("Cheat Name: ".$chname."<BR>");echo ("Link: <a href=".$link.">".$chname."</a><BR>");

The above would output the Cheat ID on one line, the cheat name on the other line, and then another cheat name linked to the page (which you'd want to change, since it's redundant).

I believe that'd be the code .. although, it's off the top of my head and I'm a newb to PHP, so who knows? You may want to put that in table format or somethin' too, and I think you might need a "foreach" command in there in case there are multiple matches.

Gah, I dunno! I hoped that helped. Others can probably clear up other more complex issues if I've given you the right direction. If it's offline go with Access and VisualBasic, and disregard my whole post. ><

I want it to run on an individdual machinehope you prople will suggest me some good programscan you tell where can i get good tutorials on VB

I want it to run on an individdual machine

hope you prople will suggest me some good programs

can you tell where can i get good tutorials on VB

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Well, looking at http://www.cheatbook.de/, which I assume is what you are asking about, it is just an indexed set of simple web pages. i would recommend a hierarchical notebook program, like Circus and Ponies Notebook. It is a Mac program, but I have seen PC equivalents. It will allow you to collect information and will automatically build table of contents, index, search, and generate web pages or PDFs from it if desired. It cost $30, I believe, but is well worth the price (you can get a 30 day demo). I have been using it for years for similar tasks.

 

An actual database application seems like severe overkill for a desktop cheat manager.

It cost $30, I believe, but is well worth the price (you can get a 30 day demo). I have been using it for years for similar tasks.
An actual database application seems like severe overkill for a desktop cheat manager.

An easy-to-use database program is a good thing to have and to know how to use, though, and would be good for this purpose also.

If you're running Windows: I use MS Access, which is very easy to use, but it's very expensive unless you have a student discount, or something of the sort.

There are many good free database programs available for many platforms, such as MySQL (with its many graphical front ends), but they will be too difficult to learn if that's all that you want them for.

by the way, if it's for your own purpose and if you have a small set of cheats and a slowly varying set of cheats, an Exchel spreadsheet would be enough. From times to times you sort the "game name" column, else the latest cheat is at the bottom of your page. From learning poing if view it's less smart thant a database, but it's easy to startup. And if you don't want Excel you can use the OpenOffice spreadsheet.Spreadsheet versus databases is a very funny philosophical problem. If you want to retrieve a single record, a dabase is more accurate. if you want accept to see a full page, the spreadsheet is faster and easier. And if your number of data start to be really big, a database is again the best solution.RegardsYordan