skilo (OP)
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March 23, 2013, 03:12:03 AM Last edit: March 23, 2013, 02:22:49 PM by skilo |
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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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skilo (OP)
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March 23, 2013, 02:26:00 PM |
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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.
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skilo (OP)
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March 24, 2013, 02:39:09 AM |
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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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Ditto
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March 24, 2013, 04:27:47 AM |
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skilo (OP)
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March 24, 2013, 02:42:05 PM |
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Very nice Ditto!
I think this will help me to understand JSON now that i see a working example of what it actually does.
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Ditto
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March 24, 2013, 04:21:45 PM Last edit: March 25, 2013, 03:17:04 AM by Ditto |
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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.
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skilo (OP)
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March 24, 2013, 06:25:04 PM |
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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?
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MagicBit15
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March 27, 2013, 10:40:28 AM |
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I need to get back into this, I use to love programming in high school. I want to learn PHP so bad!!
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skilo (OP)
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March 27, 2013, 12:08:33 PM |
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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.
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