scorpiosage

here's a question.
Anyone use any type of chat program? aol, yahoo. Well, I want to create a similar thing, with Visual Basic. A stand alone chat program.

As I am alright with VB itself haven't done much with anything database driven with it, but, want to figure out the best way too begin.

My thought on this is that I would have a MYSQL database located on my a server, and have all the information passed through it. with all the various information set up. the user name and login information.

I would like also, for windows users, the ability to minimize this chat and it "call" you when you recieve a message.

Any thoughts on where to start with this?
Thanks
Mike

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Pizentios

http://www.vbmysql.com/articles/vb_mysql_t...rial-part1.html
http://vbmysql.com/articles/vb_mysql_tutor...rial-part2.html


i havn't read any of those articals, but i am sure they'll help you out.

also they have a sample code section that might give you some ideas:

http://www.vbmysql.com/samplecode

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scorpiosage

Pizentios thanks for the sticks, I will have to check em' out...:-)
I will let you know how it went when I get a chance to look at them.
Mike

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Pizentios

Cool, don't forget to come back for help if you need it!

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Oh, and if you wanna help, we're doing the same thing as a community project in C# right here. Check out the Community Project forum.

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scorpiosage

Did I actually write ?
My goodness what does that even mean...LOL
Anyway, those links helped a million, now, I am going to see if I can't find the project forum and see what I can help with.
Laters
Mike

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Glad to hear you got it working.

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Infinite Recursion

I must have overlooked this thread in the past, but I wrote a VB6 chat program a while back (using Access for db)... if you are having any problems with your code, let me know...

Definitely check out Element, the community IM project... written in C#. Its in its infantile phases but plenty of places to help and learn.

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scorpiosage

hmm, Well, I have never used access as a database for anything, other then to use access itself, so, I have never been quite sure exactly how to upload one to a web server and connect to it.

I prolly should learn how...lol.. but the information so far on using vb with MySQL is quite interesting. I have had time to read up on it, but not yet to impliment it, as, I haven't added vb to my new computer yet (grrr)

The projects in c#, not a language I have studied up on, but, for nothing else, I can learn a thing or two, and intergect if there is something that I know how to do.
Laters
Mike

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