Visual Studio - Windows application

[tghatem]

Hello,

I am looking for advise.

I want to use VS to program a window (s), that have a library of electrical components like, bus, Line, Generator, transformer, etc... The user will drag any component on the screen and draw a single line diagram (Like one Generator1 connected to a bus1, a line will be connected between bus1 and bus2, a load L1 will be connected to bus2). Each shall have shall have a data input window for data entry. All data entered shall be linked to the algorithm for calculation...it should be very similar to product developed by the following:

http://www.ucancode.net/ELECTROIC_POWER_VC_DELPHI_SOURCE_CODE.htm


I never used the VS windows programming - But I want to learn and built my own Power system software and start my dream project.

I want to know where to start, how to learn programming, training etc...

Thank

[Handy Andy]

Hello tghatem,

First off I believe you want the "Windows Programming" forum and not the "Beginners - C++ Forum".

As a place to start I would get a good understanding of C++and then move into windows. You may even be able to pull then together early in the project if you already know something about C++.

Andy

[E0p9LyTq]

I want to know where to start, how to learn programming, training etc...

theForger's Win32 API Programming Tutorial
http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/

Walkthrough: Creating Windows Desktop Applications (C++)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384843.aspx

[tghatem]

Hi Andy,

Thank you for the advise. The core program that I created based on C++ coding is not optimized, but at the moment it is proving me with very good results (solving complex equation for power system, including reverse of matrix and etc...). It is only an algorithm that converge when it has the right input data. I am not checking and managing errors, verifying limits and checking input , also i m not using pointers for the moment etc...But it is working.

My goal is move quickly to windows user interface and create something very simple that will simplify the data inputs part and display the results so I can quickly see the solution....

After that I will go back and start optimizing the core program and add other future in parallel.

My goal is not power system only, but a product that will integrate , power system solutions, asset management, real time, SCADA system etc...

At the moment, I may need to get something running and after I may look for bigger project which will need funding and programmers etc...

Hi FurryGuy,

Thank you for your input.

Thanks
Hatem