[help/advise/etc] Small Application

[RisuBoost]

Hello Forum!

Retarded as I am, I managed to say Yes to a friend when he asked me if I could help him make a small app for his new, small (read; tiny) company where he prep cars before the salesman sell it to someone.

I've tried writing it in C# but since I have no experience with Any language I seem to either break it completely. The app he want is pretty basic. He wants a 1 page app with some main topics (in this case its car sizes; Small, Medium, Large) with checkboxes under it being stuff like Oil, Tires, interior etc. All he wants is to check the boxes and write in a name and car type and hit print and get 2 printed A4 with the information checked/written in the app. I've made a quick picture of how my vision is and what I've currently made. (setup, boxes etc wise) I'm currently stuck on actually making the printable version and get it to the collect the data from the first form. Since I'm a noob, I'm using Visual Studio but I have a feeling I might not succeed using it so I'm thinking about going python instead.

If anyone got any advices, tips or can help in any way - Anything will be appreciated! If anyone by any chance decides to quickly make such an app to show how it also can be done (in any form or shape) please do send the source code with so I can learn from it as well!



Thanks in advance !

[abuckau907]

I'm not quite sure what you mean. Can you do a picture with actual labels, user input, and final result?

edit: re-read your post, sounds like you're just trying to print a receipt (or bill) ??
so basically your friend will hand a stack of these papers to the car salesman, who will sum them up and give him money. ?

for the input: who's first and last name? The person who cleaned the car (ie. so your friend can know which employee to pay) or the name of the car salesman (because your friend does business with many?) ?? and what would an example 'subject' be? I'll make the app for you (send you source code, not .exe lol) since it's a 1 time thing. But I need more project info

Your description and your example image don't match up. You say the first page should have 3 columns, "small med large" each w/ the exact same check boxes beneath them? your picture has 4 columns. Threw me off for a second.

[dmns]

Post more detailed pictures with different examples on how the receipt would be.

You should also tell us if the "topics" and the "items" are fixed and "check only" or if they must be customizable from a "back office" or something else.

[DarkLinux]

Your best bet would be to do it in html. You can still use your program, just write to a file everything in html. Then run the file and in the web browser click print page. This is a crappy work around, I have no idea how to create a document in C#. This method would be simple and easy... Just look into html

[Apoc]

Well, you can just use WPF to do it easily. Create a simple WPF window as your "template" for the page to print. Programatically fill it with whatever values, etc, you want. Then use the following to print it;

        private void PrintThisWindow()        {
            var pd = new PrintDialog();
            if (pd.ShowDialog() == true)
            {
                // Basically; get the printer caps, then figure out the transformation size for the window to fit on w/e page size is selected.
                // If the window is setup to work on A4 size pages, then it won't be skewed to look wonky.
                PrintCapabilities caps = pd.PrintQueue.GetPrintCapabilities(pd.PrintTicket);
                double scale = Math.Min(caps.PageImageableArea.ExtentWidth / ActualWidth, caps.PageImageableArea.ExtentHeight / ActualHeight);
                LayoutTransform = new ScaleTransform(scale, scale);
                var size = new Size(caps.PageImageableArea.ExtentWidth, caps.PageImageableArea.ExtentHeight);
                Measure(size);
                Arrange(new Rect(new Point(caps.PageImageableArea.OriginWidth, caps.PageImageableArea.OriginHeight), size));


                // And finally... print the window :D
                pd.PrintVisual(this, "WPF Window Print");
            }
        }