Need a little help plz

[FaTs]

I work at my dad's law firm and we have a major problem with letter's ext be saved in the wrong places, the staff say we dont explain it properly so i think i have come with a solution (even though i've been though it atleast 5 times with each of them ).

We use a Numbering system on our files that goes 021XXXX, (02 standing for the year and 1 for head office) then the rest is the file num.

Now to the ponit, I'd like to make a little proggie that can make a directory remotly on our data server eg. server/c//Data/files/0210001 - Jones.

I wondering how to go about this ? It needs to be windows based ie. A litte popup window would need to open and once the numbers and name are inserted the directory is created by hitting OK. I'd also need to program a second screen that poped up to say that it had been done and a finish button.

Btw i'm not getting paid to do this, it's just to save my sanitiy

So could someone plz ponit me the direction of what proggie i should be using and some tut's on this sort of thing.

Thanks in Advance.

FaTs

Edit: If this could be done though IE that would be great aswell

[Sheep]

Hmmm...when you say "makes a new directory", do you mean like when you are in microsoft word and you go to Save As and you can create a new directory? If I understand correctly (which I probably dont), then it should be done using the win32 API using c/c++ (assuming that you know either of those languages). The correct thing to do would be to use the OPENFILENAME struct (look it up).

[FaTs]

I just need to run the simple dos command MD //server/c/files/XXXXXX

But i need to do it in windows with pretty windows

Is that what you though I meant ?

[dighn]

do you have any programming knowledge? and what kind of development tools do you have access to? i think visual basic/borland c++ builder should do quite well for this but if you don't have access to those programs then it's useless... more info would be helpful and what exactly does the program has to do? just create directories based on user input? nothing else? if it's simple enough I don't see why i can't spare a few minutes to make one.

[FaTs]

Originally posted by dighn
do you have any programming knowledge? and what kind of development tools do you have access to? i think visual basic/borland c++ builder should do quite well for this but if you don't have access to those programs then it's useless... more info would be helpful and what exactly does the program has to do? just create directories based on user input? nothing else? if it's simple enough I don't see why i can't spare a few minutes to make one.

I can get access to borland C++, dont have a clue how to use it but

Yep all it has to do is be able to make directorys on our server from another puter on the network based on user input, I'd like the folders to be created under C Drive on my data server and a directory called files, so that all my girls have to do it put in the Name and number. Eg they put in Jones - 0210345 and it makes a directory /server/c/files/jones - 0210345 . If you could make it for me i would be eternally grateful

[dighn]

you got pm