Windows Language
Windows Language
(OP)
Hello,
My objective is to make a simple FEA program with a GUI for a Windows (Vista/7 32/64bit) platform. My skills in programming goes as far Matlab scripts, so you can easily say I'm a newbie to programming.
My question is: Which language will with 'simple' programming (as similar to scripting as possible) enable me to make a program with a GUI?
I just need a place to start and a language to learn. Is it VB, VBS, Java or a variation of C or a totally different language I should look at? And also if you could point me towards some literature (book, tutorial or webpage) I'd appreciate the help.
Thanks in advance
P
My objective is to make a simple FEA program with a GUI for a Windows (Vista/7 32/64bit) platform. My skills in programming goes as far Matlab scripts, so you can easily say I'm a newbie to programming.
My question is: Which language will with 'simple' programming (as similar to scripting as possible) enable me to make a program with a GUI?
I just need a place to start and a language to learn. Is it VB, VBS, Java or a variation of C or a totally different language I should look at? And also if you could point me towards some literature (book, tutorial or webpage) I'd appreciate the help.
Thanks in advance
P





RE: Windows Language
You can use VBA to get things working, and concentrate on the FEA aspects, and link to compiled routines later if you need to.
I develop a frame analysis program in Excel, starting from a single beam analysis here:
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Follow links in the comments for later installments, or search the blog for "Frame Analysis with Excel"
Doug Jenkins
Interactive Design Services
http://newtonexcelbach.wordpress.com/
RE: Windows Language
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The great thing about htas is that they've been around since Windows 95 - it will work on all versions and you don't need anything special. They can be written in any language supported by IE
RE: Windows Language
Pythonxy is a distribution of Python that is built for scientific/engineering development. It comes with NumPy and SciPy, which are packages that have many common scientific and engineering functions. It includes a tool called Spyder which has a user interface that is similar to Matlab. It comes with PyQt, which is a great tool for making GUI's.
One warning, though. You'll want to make sure you have a good grasp of Python (and object oriented programming in general) before you start GUI programming.
RE: Windows Language
I still think a spreadsheet would be more appropriate for the OP's needs though!
Doug Jenkins
Interactive Design Services
http://newtonexcelbach.wordpress.com/