I got a bit annoyed that there are no spreadsheet programs out there, so I decided to write my own. It will ultimately be compatible with Excel, but I have not implemented Load/Save yet. I'm using the AppForge evaluation edition, so the software has a (very) limited life on the phone - two days - but any feedback would be helpful.
Plans for once it's finished? Dunno, buy the AppForge software and release my spreadsheet, I suppose, but AppForge is *very* expensive. This was only meant to be a hobby!
GReat - A spreadsheet is greatly needed! Well done!
Only one suggestion though - I would be keen to test if it wasn't written with App forge as I don't want App forge booster on my phone! (Caused me too many problems before).
I don't suppose you would consider devloping it in another language?
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Good luck with it though!
Jago
It's already nearly complete. I've been searching for a useful programming language, and I'm not a big fan of J2ME. The C++ add-in is just too expensive. I doubt I can afford the AppForge add-in either, but we'll see how it goes. I might just give the source code to someone who already has AppForge...
[quote="Anonymous"]It's already nearly complete. I've been searching for a useful programming language, and I'm not a big fan of J2ME. The C++ add-in is just too expensive. I doubt I can afford the AppForge add-in either, but we'll see how it goes. I might just give the source code to someone who already has AppForge...[/quote]
What about Personal Java?
Anyway, great initiative, but I have to agree with the previous poster, nothing AppForge related will ever touch my P800 again, no matter how much I want a spreadsheet editor...
Doesn't Personal Java take up a lot of space with the Jave console keys at the bottom of the screen, or is that something else? For a spreadsheet you need as much screen real-estate as you can get!
What's wrong with AppForge? I agree I don't like the whole "search for appforge applications" stuff that gets installed as well, but it seems to work OK if you remove that stuff.
Well, I suppose the code is complete; I could always port it to something else, but I don't really fancy doing that much; this was supposed to be just an exercise!
Si
[quote="Anonymous"]Doesn't Personal Java take up a lot of space with the Jave console keys at the bottom of the screen[/quote]
No, that's MIDP 1.0. Personal Java can make use of the entire screen. An example of a great app written in Personal Java is 12Planet IM.
OK, thanks, Raven. I'll look into it, but to be honest, I'd rather stick to AppForge, because it's already done.
I would be interested in testing the application.
Sorry man, appforge sucks.. I think it has cause so much problems that almost evreyone is afraid to use it even if it has fixed these problems already..
What exactly is the problem with Appforge? I've got it installed on my phone with no problems?
I'd like to know, because if there are serious issues then I will reconsider my development language!
[quote="si_lud"]What exactly is the problem with Appforge? I've got it installed on my phone with no problems?
I'd like to know, because if there are serious issues then I will reconsider my development language![/quote]
I think THIS topic may answer some questions as to why so many of us dislike the AppForge Booster and the Visual Basic development language.
Ok, well fair enough I suppose. As I said, you don't actually need all the other stuff AppForge dumps in your memory, but I can see why we all hate VB 😉
At the moment, it's all I have, so I'm using it. Maybe I'll consider porting it to Personal Java at a later date.
It's looking good, anyway. It evaluates formulae, handles dates and times, allows cut/paste, cell formatting and number formatting. I'll stick a demo up on the web at some point, but bear in mind it's an evaluation version of AppForge and will expire two days after I post it! (not my fault...)
Si
Looking forward to testing it. I don't mind AppForge - I have already bought software from there, and am happy with it, especially StockWatch. If we can work out a way to get the money to you, I would be happy to contribute $20 or so to your purchase of AppForge.
I'd gladly test it, also not a big fan of app forge but it lives on my phone as i've a couple of apps that are pretty good.
So send it my way and I'll give you feed back, just hope i can write a few spread sheets and test in the time limit!
Andy
OK, just ironing a few little bugs out and I'll post it on the Net.
I'll need to re-write it at some point, because the number formatting and formulae evaluation is a little slow. As I said, this was only started as an exercise!
Si
I've uploaded it. It will be disabled after about two days, so I will try and re-upload it tomorrow as well, so you can test it.
Features:
Basic Load/Save ability (not compatible with Excel - but it's a text format)
Cell formatting and number formatting (including custom)
Copy/Paste
Most Excel functions
Absolute cell references
Row/col formatting: insert, delete, hide, width/height
Known issues:
No cell borders yet (but trivial to implement)
No sort ability
Speed. The code needs much optimising!
Hope you like it so far. As I said, I may consider porting it to Personal Java if there is enough interest!
All feedback welcomed.
Si
Oops, almost forgot to add the link 😉
http://www.netrovia.com/p800/
Version 0.2 is out. This includes borders (limited functionality), updated load/save routines and a few other enhancements and bug fixes. It will expire in a couple of days, so be quick!
If you want any more features, now's the time to ask!
I'll be starting work on a Word clone soon, so watch this space.
http://www.netrovia.com/p800
Looks like this is going public. Check out this link:
http://my-symbian.com/uiq/applications/applications.php?fldAuto=305&faq=20
I don't know why they've done this now; it's not ready for release!
Si