Bitcoin Price App

[skilo]

So i'm a total noob at programming, I just started with visual basic trying to create a windows app for getting the current price of bitcoin.

So far i have created this app here - http://www.filedropper.com/btcpriceapp_1 available for testing, It's free software released under the GPLv3.

So far all it it is is a simple windows form app witch has a function to connect to campbx.com/api/xticker.php fetch the current price data and display it in a textbox.

The data it grabs is in json format and like i said im very new to programming so json deserialization is a bit over my head right now, But if anyone can help me out with that it would be a great way for me to learn and we could provide the bitcoin community with a nice free app for windows to easily get the price of bitcoin.

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That link contains a .sln file, not the actual app.

There are plenty of .Net libraries for unserializing JSON - Take a look at http://json.codeplex.com/ for a library and http://forums.asp.net/t/1699212.aspx/1 for some simple code examples.

[skilo]

That link contains a .sln file, not the actual app.

There are plenty of .Net libraries for unserializing JSON - Take a look at http://json.codeplex.com/ for a library and http://forums.asp.net/t/1699212.aspx/1 for some simple code examples.

Thanks for replying, I took a look at those examples and it still look sort of complicated, I'm still learning functions and classes, Maybe if i had a working example i could better understand what exactly is going on in the code at http://forums.asp.net/t/1699212.aspx/1.

I updated the link in the first post it should have all the files now.

[skilo]

Here is the .exe program http://www.filedropper.com/btcpriceapp_2 , It's doesn't deserialize the data but it could still be useful for windows 8 users like myself that can't use conky or gadgets.

Screenshot

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https://gist.github.com/anonymous/5230545

[daybyter]

I think you can run Phonegap on the desktop as well?

So this app would work, too?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=135392.0

And converting it to gox would require minor modifications...

[skilo]

Very nice Ditto!

I think this will help me to understand JSON now that i see a working example of what it actually does.

[Ditto]

Very nice Ditto!

I think this will help me to understand JSON now that i see a working example of what it actually does.

Make sure your .Net framework is on version 3.5 or above since the deserializer isn't available in earlier versions.

[skilo]

Very nice Ditto!

I think this will help me to understand JSON now that i see a working example of what it actually does.

Make sure your .Net framework is on version 3 or above since the deserializer isn't available in earlier versions.

Will VB 2010 Detect what framework i'm using or do i have to activate it in VB 2010 someway?

[skilo]

Added some more stuff to it to make it more useful, I would have added the mt.gox api but it look incorrectly formatted so i left it out.

You can download it here - https://sourceforge.net/projects/btcpriceapp/

[MagicBit15]

I need to get back into this, I use to love programming in high school. I want to learn PHP so bad!!

[skilo]

I need to get back into this, I use to love programming in high school. I want to learn PHP so bad!!

For me the hard part about programming isn't writing the code its just trying to find a project to work on, It seems most of the stuff i would be interested in has already been created.

I made this app (With some help) because i wanted to learn VB and at the same time i have an actual need for it since im on windows 8 i don't have gadgets and since im not on linux i cant use conky so i wanted a fast way to price data about bitcoin without having to fire up a browser and type in an address.

Making this little app has been a good learning experience for me i know that much.