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  1. #1
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    Help Please- Design

    Hello everyone,



    I just recently got a new job for a startup company. For my first project, they want me to design a program that automatically retrieves information from a webpage(for example like taking stock quotes from etrade) and put it into a database. I have no idea how to do that I have no exsprience with SQL or any database programming languages. I also don't know c# that well but I have a solid understanding of c++. So heres my question(s):



    a) I how would I retrieve information from a webpage; Should I use Macros ?

    b) Do you think I should learn c# or will I be able to do this with visual c++ ?

    c) Whats the most efficient way to get this done ?



    Thanks for you time

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    Re: Help Please- Design

    a : Macro's ?? explain. .

    b: both are possible.

    c: start learning to program.

    Maybe a bit blunt response , but the task at hand is not that difficult. Are you sure you are on the right job. ??

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    Re: Help Please- Design

    In all fairness, it depends on their experience, and related fields. For instance, I have only a very rough idea of where to start on his project. Yet, I can program DVD players, TV's, projector's and other AV equipment to work with databases on my computer, and GUI's. I've also fixed bugs in other programs, using my own program's, I have a decent amount of programming experience in a few areas, but when it comes to web development, my experience is extremely limited at best...

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    Re: Help Please- Design

    That's a fair point, bderagon - but kumar, are you sure you elected to receive email notifications when someone replies to your post? I ask this because your questions were already answered in your previous thread. The advice was that Java & Perl were better suited to this task.

    Please don't start multiple threads just because you don't like the answers you got in the first one.
    "A problem well stated is a problem half solved.” - Charles F. Kettering

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