Programing Language Help

bingsgo · bingsgo #1 (**permalink**)

01-25-2009, 02:20 AM

Hello. I am trying to make a simple file organizer for scanned files. Basically what I would like to do is scan something then have a dialogue box ask some questions and put the file in the appropriate spot.
What language would be the best for this? I would like to learn one anyways so it will be a good goal (I understand that it will take awhile before I will be able to do this). Thanks.

Thyamine · Thyamine #2 (**permalink**)

01-25-2009, 11:27 AM

I don't think the web design forum is right for this question, but if you want to design on a Mac, you are probably looking at Objective-C and Cocoa.

Qua Sar · Qua Sar #3 (**permalink**)

01-25-2009, 01:48 PM

Yes, web design doesn't sem to be the right forum. As far as languages though, i think Java or C++ will work (not positive about Java but i think it could manage). I'm not sure what the best is, though. I do know your mac probably comes with a C++ compiler already on it through terminal (i think) so you may just want to do that.

bingsgo · bingsgo #4 (**permalink**)

01-25-2009, 02:12 PM

Thanks for the info. Maybe a mod will move the thread (I should have posted it in the software development section) . Will just normal C work or will i have to learn C++?

xstep · xstep #5 (**permalink**)

01-25-2009, 02:13 PM

Since you placed this question in the web design section, I'm going to assume you are thinking of using a web page for this rather than doing this locally on your Mac.

There isn't a particular 'best language' for this. I'd recommend Perl or PHP simply because of all the sources for information available. Learning a scripting language is a good place to start programming.

bingsgo · bingsgo #6 (**permalink**)

01-26-2009, 02:49 PM

I've started learning C, and will hopefully soon move to Objective-C. I am using XCode to write/compile. Thanks Again.

bingsgo #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 25, 2009 Posts: 3	01-25-2009, 02:12 PM Thanks for the info. Maybe a mod will move the thread (I should have posted it in the software development section) . Will just normal C work or will i have to learn C++? Last edited by bingsgo; 01-25-2009 at 02:31 PM. Reason: made clear my mistake
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bingsgo #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 25, 2009 Posts: 3	01-25-2009, 02:20 AM Hello. I am trying to make a simple file organizer for scanned files. Basically what I would like to do is scan something then have a dialogue box ask some questions and put the file in the appropriate spot. What language would be the best for this? I would like to learn one anyways so it will be a good goal (I understand that it will take awhile before I will be able to do this). Thanks.
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Thyamine #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2007 Location: Coatesville, PA Posts: 377 Mac Specs: MBP 15", 2.33 GHz, 2Gb	01-25-2009, 11:27 AM I don't think the web design forum is right for this question, but if you want to design on a Mac, you are probably looking at Objective-C and Cocoa.
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bingsgo #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 25, 2009 Posts: 3	01-26-2009, 02:49 PM I've started learning C, and will hopefully soon move to Objective-C. I am using XCode to write/compile. Thanks Again.
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