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I am going to use Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition to build a suite of programs with a planner, a calender, a diary, a note taker, a reminder, a goal setter, a timer and a address book. I am going to do simply to get VB practice. However, if the suite is good enough I might release it.

How about an SMTP engine, to allow meeting scheduling.

Sync for mobile devices could be handy too.

I suppose a mini project planner would be beyond the scope of your suite, but a couple solitaire ehr mouse practice apps maybe useful.

mm

I like the idea of the project planner. I'll add that. I also like the idea of a tool to help meet shcedules, but what is SMTP engine?

SMTP = Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

If we compare email to a comedy routine, then smtp would be a one-liner.

eg.
Jim plans a meeting and wants Bob and Sally to attend:

Jim could email Bob and Sally hoping for Wednesday 1:00. Bob email he's busy then,
<snip redundancy>

With SMTP:
Jim schedules Bob and Sally to attend his meeting Wednesday 1:00. A one-line pencils them in their planner as well, with an option to accept, decline, or decline with a raindate.

When they activate this decision, Jim's planner can show that Bob is busy all of Wednesday and can chnge his planner to an alternate date. Sally's planner is updated and considered as well. Blocked times would create an auto reply.

The benefit it that you don't need to send hundreds of emails (and await replies) to find out when everyone can attend.

Hey, this sounds kind of like Outlook, but I don't like bloatware.

Well in that case, no SMTP won't be in the tool. It's a planner, diary etc not a means of contacting people.

Fudge.

There's plenty of dedicated tools for that. Besides, I'm still a newbie to VB programming, so taht's a bit beyond what I know. I'm slowly learning as I go, but as it is, I don't even know how to get all of the current feature lists to work.

Are you using VB6 or .net?

I still trying to get my head around marshalling.

mm.

I'm using Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition, which uses the .NET Framework.

Cool,
I got the 2003 Version. When I took VB at College 2 years ago, they ran out of the Student Edition and shipped Professional instead. I think I got it for $140 canadian.

I'm by no means an expert at programming, as I live in the middle of the OSI rather than at the top. I have found many great links so if you get truely stuck, I could at least point you to somewhere with assistance.

e.g. Using cards.dll is so simplistic with .net, that my mother can figure it out.

mm.

You should download 2005 Express Edition. It's free until November 2006.

Oh, and I'd appreciate those links, though I don't know if they'll be of much use for 2005 Express, as it has some language changes.

I'll give 2005 a look, and I'll try to send some links before my Birthday.

I'm having my first ever b-day party this year, and the admission fee is being tortured by my 3 newest songs.

mm

Would you take $10000 instead?

Yupper. Then I could afford a home studio.