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Hi All,

I have a friend who needs some custom programming done that I really don't have time, or frankly the skill for. Hopefully this isn't running afoul forum TOC's.

This is going to involve writing some middle-ware that works on Excel data exported from an inventory type app, invoice creation, and some work with Symbol bar code scanners. Good to hear SQLite current is now in 4.5, might be useful to know that.
I am working with him to get a solid, comprehensive list of User Requirements and anticipated work flows in the next week or so.

I would guess that I could probably muck my way through most of this in 3-4 weeks of after work spare time. For someone who is programming on a regular basis, this could be as short as 10-20 hours I would guess. Depending upon one's skill, the potential to upsell my friend on features and ongoing support is definately an option.

Preference is for someone:
English speaking
With verifiable intermediate-strong experience in PB
Ability to assess project/requirements and set reliable project milestones/completion dates.

If you're interested, please PM-email me with your email address and a paragraph on yourself and experience and I'll get back to you ASAP.

Cheers,
Fred

Hello,

i do not have time for this, but i think it is hard to find people with this description of the task. You should specify more details of the project.
If someone is working in PureBasic for years and was only creating networking applications or games, he does not know how to work with a database. You also wrote something about a bar code scanner, so it is important if there is an SDK (DLL, Static Library) to control the Hardware, or if there is at least a documentation for the communication. If it is a scanner which is connected to the rs232 port it can be easily controlled with a protocol description in PureBasic, but if it is connected via USB and there is no SDK, it is almost impossible.

DarkPlayer

Dark is 1/2 right abou tthe scanners.

I have added one to my POS application and had no issues... it was a USB unit and I have also tessted this with a COM1 unit (looking towards retial POS applications) and I can say that the majority of scanners I used to maintain and sell were driven well and integrated as a keyboard input in 90% of their uses!

In other wordss the system thinks they are just keybboard entry with either ENTER or a special definable code key at the end of the barcode. Very easy to read and process without even using comate or nada!!!

As far as the application. He is right 1000%

The application would determine data structure unless he is attempting to shortcut some program already in existence.

Is this is an inventory control program???
PO Creation from the same dataset... that would call for a Database really.
I figure the barcode scanner woud read stock labels or UPC labels so inventory could be done.

I do think you 10-20 hour estimate is off... yep I could knock simething together in 3 hours that would do what he wants... but remember: 90% of the time to program something comes during the last 10% of the programming process!!! You are looking at a more reasonable estimate of about 45 - 65+ hours for the project!

In other words... finishinng and debugging is a ^$^#*^##!!!!

I also have all that programmed already for my Point of Sale application (including generating PO and Inventory Control. It took 1 hour to design and about 3 weeks to implement with no serious issues!!!

This really depends on the interface to the barcode scanner. Excel and SQLite conversion and processing most people here can do within a 48 hour period easy. I actually have code in PHP to handle Excel format that I used for one Flash front-end about a year ago for one contract. It's a very simple binary format.

You're probably not going to want to pay the going rate for reverse engineering a driver or subsystem and writing a wrapper either. The internet is chalk full of 'experts' as are most department stores. When it comes to reverse engineering and programming though fakes get weeded out fast(if they decide to step off the side-lines).