HELP!!!

[Hannes2k]

I'm currently working on a project using C++. The problem is i am not gettin to grips with the language...
The project involved a database, and c++ software which generates html for a search and add form. the problem is i can only get one search field to work. i was wondering if anyone had a better way to do this project???

 

[xwb]

You could program the GUI bit in Motif/CDE but that is a dying art. Not many Motif jobs out there so the expertise is limited.

There are other GUI APIs like QT (

http://www.trolltech.com)

and wxWindows that are platform independent.

Some databases have their own forms language. If it is Oracle, you can program the interface in Java and then pass the data into your C++ program using the native methods.

 

[jstreich]

It screams JAVA to me too, because JAVA was designed with the net in mind... However, there are a few libraries for C++ that make cgi scripting (w/ databases (MySQL)) a lot easier. The most common, I believe, is called cgi.h (it's not standard, so you'll prbably have to find it online.

PHP might also be an option to explore, as it is a fairly powerful tool, but does have a few draw backs. The thing that makes PHP so attractive is it's simplicity (and that it is intrgrated with the HTML to make prettier pages), but it does have a few things to be desired over programing alternitives.

goodluck.