[red_4900]

I'm trying to create inventory program for personal collection. I'm still in designing process, so I don't have any code to show right now.

So the idea is like this :
- user choose type of item
- store item's data in somewhere
- manage item's data. sort data
- search item
- display item's inventory

Any idea on how to search the item? I did looked at MSDN website if there's any search function within the .Net framework, but failed. Or did I miss? I think I can create my own search function if it's just using brute force, but I'm looking if there's any better idea. I don't need code, I just need someone to guide me and I'll do the rest. Any help is greatly appreciated.

edit : I know in C++ you can store data in .dat/.txt file. Is it possible in C#? Or is there any other way of doing it?

This post has been edited by red_4900: 19 February 2009 - 08:25 AM

[bodom658]

regular expressions may be of use, or have the user input a string, then go through the file comparing every name of an item to that string until u get a match

[Jayman]

You can store data in many different ways in .NET. You could store it as a text file, in a database, or in an XML file, just to name a few.

Naturally, depending on how you decide to store the data will determine the methods available for searching the data.

Have you decided how you want to store the data?

[Todilo]

I did an inventory application in java a while back and if you know some SQL I can really recommend the same for C#. Searching and listing items with a database is very often a simple task.

[red_4900]

Jayman, on 19 Feb, 2009 - 06:15 PM, said:

Have you decided how you want to store the data?

I know nothing of XML. They only way I've ever used to store data is in text file. I'm still searching for info on XML right now. Only after I know a bit more about XML will I decide how I store data. Or anyone willing to give me link/article on what is the best way of storing data?

But it will take me some time. Internet at my place recently sucks. I'll bump this topic when I have problem again. Thanks everyone.