Birthday Desktop App

[RobertB]

Is there something pre-fabbed out there or any advice on what would be best for me to create a custom desktop app allowing me to dump a custom birthday list in that would allow me or anyone with the desktop app to be alerted two days before the birthday?

[RizlaUK]

i would choose AMS with the sqlite plugin, as for pre-fabbed, check below link

http://www.tucows.com/preview/198842

[TJ_Tigger]

A lot of IM clients have this capability including Skype. If you and your friends/family have Skype it will alert you when it is their birthday.

[RobertB]

Thx guys for the posts....I could not figure the sqlite thing....but, I suspect that is the best way to go. The one app only really works with ICS file types....so, I am looking for my only offline custom alert where I can import a csv or xls file as the reference. I thought that it would be easy enough to create a FLASH file and reference an xml file...but, I do not know enough about flash to know how to write AS3.

[AGRO]

Using flash and .xml file would be probably the easiest way in my opinion. If you need a flash/xml sample, let me know. I have loads of them hanging around on my hard drive.

[RobertB]

hey Eric...yea, any sample file would be great...so, that there is a way my PC clock will trigger the xml and allow me to have several fields like, Name, birthday, phone, email....

[AGRO]

So you are looking for an app that will alert you when a birthday is about to happen, then populate some text fields with name, date, phone, email?

This would work when the app is fired up, it will do a check of the xml then display any birthdays. Am I on the right track?

[RobertB]

Exactly....preferable with like two days advance notice so I have time to buy a card.....

Heck, if you know how to do this and know how to package it.....it would be a nice little $25 app.

[AGRO]

Sorry it took so long, had to help the in laws move to Sun City.


I think I have a rough idea of what you are looking for. Here are the features of this app:

-able to change the number of days notice.
-able to choose to load all, or just the birthdays in notice on start.
-displays:first name, middle I, last name, address, city, state, zip, birthday, phone, email, a notes area, and a picture.
-able to switch between all entries or the birthday notice entries.
-displays time and date.
-uses a .xml file for all data.
-.fla file is fully commented.
-I included a CS3 and a Flash 8 .fla

-->I just used components, so don't expect to be amazed at the design.
And remember, "I MOVED THE IN LAWS TODAY" so the code could be condensed a bit.

-->Be sure to change the id variable in the xml file, this is how it loads the data when selected in the list box.

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On a side note, if you plan on using this for online, I could recommend a XML editor. It is $35 but you can use it on any site and you get the source code. I am not selling anything, I just use the heck out of this, and some clients.

http://flashden.net/item/flash-xml-editor/7588

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Any questions/comments please post them, I will check back.

[AGRO]

On line 55 of the actionscript, change this:

if ((Number(TotalTimeLeft)<=Number(daysfornotice) & (Number(TotalTimeLeft) > 0))) {

to this:

if ((Number(TotalTimeLeft)<=Number(daysfornotice) & (Number(TotalTimeLeft) >= 0))) {

This will display the birthday on the actual day.

[RobertB]

Hey Eric...

Thanks a million...I opened it briefly last night and will mess around with it tonight.....really appreciate it.

[Derek]

.. or take a look at this Firefox addon

[RobertB]

DING DING DING....we have a winner...

Eric's flash widget was very cool...but, not quite what I was looking for...the Reminder software was good but cost $ and you could not import a spreadsheet....since I am in FF all day everyday....this will work the best. Thanks a bunch.

[RobertB]

.. or take a look at this Firefox addon

Derek...

That has worked out to be a great add-on...thanks...and, then I got 'shopping' for other add-ons and found this one...

http://www.shaneliesegang.com/projects/coffee.php

And, yes, the IR forum makes my daily coffee up load.

[Derek]

Derek...

That has worked out to be a great add-on...thanks...and, then I got 'shopping' for other add-ons and found this one...

http://www.shaneliesegang.com/projects/coffee.php

And, yes, the IR forum makes my daily coffee up load.

That's pretty cool. It's surprising how many addons are out there for Firefox.
Glad the ReminderFox addon worked for you.