Re: [MacGroup] Where to start (Part2)

2010-12-30 Thread Lee Larson
On Dec 29, 2010, at 10:29 PM, John Robinson wrote: So, I am toast!!! I still want to begin, I will call some of the schools but who in the world will teach something in Cocoa for the Mac? There are tutorials for Objective C and Cocoa at cocoadevcentral.com. Apple has good tutorial books

Re: [MacGroup] Where to start (Part2)

2010-12-30 Thread John Robinson
Thanks Lee, this is going to be like trying to empty the ocean for me but I have to start somewhere and you have given me good direction. I appreciate it. John On Dec 30, 2010, at 11:21 AM, Lee Larson wrote: On Dec 29, 2010, at 10:29 PM, John Robinson wrote: So, I am toast!!! I still

Re: [MacGroup] Where to start (Part2)

2010-12-30 Thread Sandy Price
John --I'm a self-taught PHP programmer and mostly use mySQL for database. It's not too difficult to learn if you get a good book (I would recommend one of the OReilly books, but there are lots available). There are some books that teach PHP/mySQL jointly. Set aside a couple of hours 2 or 3 times

Re: [MacGroup] Where to start (Part2)

2010-12-30 Thread John Robinson
Fantastic Sandy, thanks so much, I may take you up on it in the future. John On Dec 30, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Sandy Price wrote: John -- I'm a self-taught PHP programmer and mostly use mySQL for database. It's not too difficult to learn if you get a good book (I would recommend one of the

Re: [MacGroup] Where to start (Part2)

2010-12-30 Thread Jonathan Fletcher
John, Sandy is right: PHP/SQL is way easier than C and might be a better solution for you. There is another approach that I that I think you would find even easier and that is to use FileMaker for the front end to SQL databases. FileMaker is unique in that its basic user interface is very

Re: [MacGroup] Where to start (Part2)

2010-12-30 Thread John Robinson
Jonathan, Are you kidding me, we can use FileMaker as the display front end to SQL? Boy I would love to try that, you know I have wanted to learn FileMaker and just have NOT had the time, but to do so you would have to look at what has been done now, really it is an extensive program but

Re: [MacGroup] Where to start

2010-12-30 Thread Ed Wiser
John I listened to a great podcast this morning while painting the bathroom. Hey what else would I do while painting. The Pipeline on 5by5 The Graig Hockenberry one all are great but this last one deals with this issue. Graig wrote a popular iOS book this past year on the subject. Listen to it.

Re: [MacGroup] Where to start (Part2)

2010-12-30 Thread Jonathan Fletcher
On Dec 30, 2010, at 12:31 PM, John Robinson prof...@insightbb.com wrote: Are you kidding me, we can use FileMaker as the display front end to SQL? Boy I would love to try that, you know I have wanted to learn FileMaker and just have NOT had the time, but to do so you would have to look at

[MacGroup] Where to start

2010-12-29 Thread John Robinson
I'll ask a question that if there is an answer I have no idea if I'll ever be able to accomplish. I am not very right brain but I have such a need that I want to see if I can at least begin. I have been working for years on a program that gets data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. This

Re: [MacGroup] Where to start (Part2)

2010-12-29 Thread John Robinson
I wrote to the programmer tonight, here is what he uses: As far as the program, you are right, there are lot's of pieces and each one is coded in a different language. It seems silly to do it that way, but it's like anything, you use the best tool for the job. Here is the list: Silent