Feasibility question

sir subaru · 11-11-2006, 01:19 AM

Hi there,

I'm pondering over making a program that can take "SQL like" commands that when given correctly would perform a sequence of events.
This could then be used a base for other programs to interface with

Sorry if this is a dumb question but is such an application feasible and am I right in thinking a command line program (built using C++, C#, whatever) would be the obvious way and that a GUI program would "somehow" output the commands to it

MattBro · 11-11-2006, 03:01 AM

The concept is certainly feasable. Are you planning to have this as a stand-alone application?

sir subaru · 11-11-2006, 03:09 AM

If I go ahead with it yes.
It'd be used as part of a teaching tool for students. They'd make their own program which would provide a GUI and command sequence interfacing with it in order to get a robot or car to perform the tasks they'd want it to.

MattBro · 11-11-2006, 03:14 AM

Certainly sounds interesting. I would suggest you just write an API for parsing these commands, possibily even making the command handling dynamic so users could implement their own commands, and just include a stand-alone application for processing fundamental commands. Just my opinion though.

sir subaru · 11-11-2006, 03:17 AM

I'll keep that in mind. Cheers :)

11-11-2006, 01:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
sir subaru Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	Feasibility question Hi there, I'm pondering over making a program that can take "SQL like" commands that when given correctly would perform a sequence of events. This could then be used a base for other programs to interface with Sorry if this is a dumb question but is such an application feasible and am I right in thinking a command line program (built using C++, C#, whatever) would be the obvious way and that a GUI program would "somehow" output the commands to it

11-11-2006, 03:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
MattBro Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 207 OS: WinXP-Home	The concept is certainly feasable. Are you planning to have this as a stand-alone application?

11-11-2006, 03:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
sir subaru Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	If I go ahead with it yes. It'd be used as part of a teaching tool for students. They'd make their own program which would provide a GUI and command sequence interfacing with it in order to get a robot or car to perform the tasks they'd want it to.

11-11-2006, 03:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
MattBro Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 207 OS: WinXP-Home	Certainly sounds interesting. I would suggest you just write an API for parsing these commands, possibily even making the command handling dynamic so users could implement their own commands, and just include a stand-alone application for processing fundamental commands. Just my opinion though.

11-11-2006, 03:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
sir subaru Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	I'll keep that in mind. Cheers :)