I havea copy of the book, and beleive me you wont want to get into this application with that book in hand.
Our company has a VB.NET based application that we have written. If you think it feasible, I can talk to them and get them to put the core libraries in OS under LGPL. You folks can build the UI using mono or other technologies. - Navneet On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:48:47 +0530, Saswata Banerjee & Associates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rehan yar Khan wrote: > > >I agree, a good opensource accounts package is needed > >What's the name of the book? > > > The book is called "An Accounting Package Using VB > V K Publishing > Author : Mr. Krishna, Mrs. Bharati > > The book is outdated in any case since it deals with vb6, but I am sure > the basics, logic and flow does not change. > > Regards > Saswata > > >Has anyone evaluated adapting the many available on SF? > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Saswata Banerjee & Associates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 11:51 AM > >To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India > >Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] How to program like tally 4.5? > > > > > >komal wrote: > > > > > > > >>>Guys/Gals, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>That should be Guys ! > >> > >> > >> > >There are girls on LUG > > > > > > > >>**** (deleted irrelevenat part) **** > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>Let us hope so. However, even if tally comes out with Linux oh sorry > >>Linux/gnu version I am sure it wound not be open source. I think without > >>wasting further time we should start working on good, open source > >> > >> > >accounting > > > > > >>package with all the bells and whistle of Tally. Data migration from Tally > >>should be part of that package. As Devdas has already mentioned one of the > >>program avasp is already available. I will concentrate my effort on that. > >> > >> > >> > >There are already some good accounting software available. If you need > >help (my domain knowledge : Accounting, Costing and Business > >Consulting), please call me on 9819384313. Also have a look at web-erp. > >It is a good package, though some changes are needed. > > > > > > > >>I wonder why Indian magazine like Linux For you have not published article > >>on such a promising piece of software. I wish they published how to code in > >>avsap and carry out usability study of it. > >> > >> > >> > >There was a quiet good book published a few years ago on how to write an > >accounting software in vb6. The basics of the logic and pattern has not > >changed, if we need to build a fresh one, we can use that book as a > >basis and proceed. It was the only comprehensive book on how to write an > >accounting software. > > > >I had suggested something along the same line 2 years ago, many nodded > >their heads and then noone moved with it. (before you ask, I do not have > >the development skills in Linux to be able to do it on my own). > > > >Regards > >Saswata > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > -- - Navneet -------------------- ... and you thought the world was a big place -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

