Basic program using drop down and text boxes

Hi,

I am wanting to create a basic information program, with a webpage as the user interface, so that pilots of a particular aircraft can input select a flight profile from a drop-down list, type in the number of hours to be flown, type in the cargo and fuel weight - click a button and it caculates the fatigue created by the flight based on the selection.

The mathematics is simple, but would appreciate some advice as to whether Java is a suitable platform to start this project. I have looked at the Studio Creater and had a play with some tutorials, and it looks the business, but being new to the language could do with a direction if it is appropriete - such as how to obtain numeric values from the drop down options into a basic calculation.

Cheers.

[783 byte] By [TimboUKa] at [2007-11-26 13:23:26]
# 1

Java is a full featured-language and you shouldn't have any problem doing the mathematics, etc.

As far as the rest, Studio Creator is a relatively easy way to create the user interface that you describe. If supports drop-down selectable lists and standard form capabilities. A Web Application architecture would appear to be ideally suited to what you describe, and this is supported by SC. Be aware that this would require a server to serve the application to the client computer.

If the server is a problem you could consider an applet that would be downloaded from a website, and then run entirely on the client computer. But the first approach is better.

ChuckBinga at 2007-7-7 17:55:53 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,New To Java...
# 2
its a very simple project u can do this in visual basic 6it will take not more than 3-4 hours to develop this in vb 6
rachna_arora82a at 2007-7-7 17:55:53 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,New To Java...
# 3
Cheers for the replies, I shall have a look at VB to see if its easier to handle.Excuse my ignorance, what is SC?Regards.
TimboUKa at 2007-7-7 17:55:53 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,New To Java...
# 4
"As far as the rest, Studio Creator is a relatively easy way..."
DrClapa at 2007-7-7 17:55:53 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,New To Java...