Author Topic: DONE: App that keeps track of money you find (Read 57321 times)

caddo · « **on:** July 02, 2011, 06:12 PM »

Very often I am finding money; usually coins or small bills that have been lost or dropped. Am wanting an app that would keep track of this over time, break-down amounts by currency found and type (coins, bills, some of both) (example: 13 nickels, two $1 bills) and total dollar amount found (examples: today $2.25, 2009 $31.47) and could compare or graph this information. Would also like an option to enter the location of where it was found, have the app keep track of recurring locations (mall parking lot, city park, etc...) and list or graph totals over time by location. Was thinking this would almost be a great smart-phone app, but whatever platform would be cool! Thanks!

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2011, 06:19 PM »

Very often I am finding money

Some1 is very lucky lol

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Could you not just use a spreadsheet, or simple database app?

caddo · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2011, 06:29 PM »

Well, sure . . . I have used a pen and paper before to keep track of it too! Just thought it could possibly be a cool app! Don't know anything about coding, but it seems like a pretty simple project for someone who does it. Appreciate your interest! (-:

wreckedcarzz · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2011, 06:36 PM »

Sounds like an interesting idea, I can't code worth anything in Java (took two college classes in it and learned lots, but nothing actually applicable or practical for real-world use) so I can't help ya out on the smartphone (Android) front. For Windows, it could be done somewhat simply in .NET (VB/C#), but I couldn't do anything fancy with graphing and whatnot. If nobody else shows an interest, I might take it up, but there are much smarter people here that could do this a million times better than myself. Hopefully someone will take this on, I really like the idea

caddo · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2011, 06:46 PM »

Thank you. It's been a thought for awhile; will be interested to see what comes of it should anybody try it! (-:

skwire · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2011, 07:45 PM »

You could probably make use of my Snap DB application: http://skwire.dcmembers.com/wb/pages/software/snap-db.php

Renegade · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2011, 08:40 PM »

Very often I am finding money; usually coins or small bills that have been lost or dropped. Am wanting an app that would keep track of this over time, break-down amounts by currency found and type (coins, bills, some of both) (example: 13 nickels, two $1 bills) and total dollar amount found (examples: today $2.25, 2009 $31.47) and could compare or graph this information. Would also like an option to enter the location of where it was found, have the app keep track of recurring locations (mall parking lot, city park, etc...) and list or graph totals over time by location. Was thinking this would almost be a great smart-phone app, but whatever platform would be cool! Thanks!
-caddo (July 02, 2011, 06:12 PM)

What kind of phone do you have?

caddo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2011, 02:51 PM »

Skwire . . . Thank you! Am going to try your database program!

Renegade . . . currently am using Motorola Droid X. (Am waiting for release of Bionic!)

kyrathaba · « **Reply #8 on:** July 09, 2011, 07:42 PM »

I've taken a stab at this, and I give you "Tracker of Found Money 1.0.0.0":

DONE: App that keeps track of money you find

Features Implemented thus far:

ability to add money found, including date found, number of each type of coin or bill, and the location where you found it.
ability to search saved files in a particular date range, to return all "I found money on this date" files in that range.
ability to click on one of the found files to view the particulars of that find.
ability to add custom "locations found" to the drop-down comboBox

DONE: App that keeps track of money you find

DONE: App that keeps track of money you find

You can download it by going to My Downloads Page. It's the first program in the table (at least, it's first at the time of this posting), and is about a 348 Kb download for the setup program.

Possible future improvements:

ability to sum all found money between two dates
graphing of data

wreckedcarzz · « **Reply #9 on:** July 09, 2011, 11:04 PM »

I've taken a stab at this, and I give you "Tracker of Found Money 1.0.0.0":
-kyrathaba (July 09, 2011, 07:42 PM)

Looks really good! I'll have to remember to download it next time I find some change

kyrathaba · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2011, 08:18 AM »

thumbs up Looks really good!

Thanks!

Looks like a couple of ppl have downloaded it thus far...

40hz · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2011, 08:48 AM »

Any chance of you coming up with a companion app that finds money for you to keep track of?

I'd be more than happy to purchase a license!

kyrathaba · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2011, 09:05 AM »

I developed just such an app several months ago, but it has found me so much money that I find I'm in no need of selling licenses of it

kyrathaba · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2011, 07:37 AM »

Updated to version 1.0.0.1 after replacing iffy string compare method with DateTime.Compare() for comparing the dates in a search of past saved files.

Anyone using program should update using "Help"->"About"->"Update".

Don't have time right now, but in the next couple days I'm gonna try to extend the functionality to more fully realize the OP's specifications.

kyrathaba · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2011, 06:05 PM »

You should now update to version 1.0.0.2, which adds summing of "Found Money" across multiple records. You can update from within the program: "Help"-"About"->"Update".

kyrathaba · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2011, 06:18 PM »

I think this now covers the primary functionality requested by the OP:

(1) a breakdown of each "Found Money"'s coins and bills
(2) ability to see totals across a range of dates.

caddo · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2011, 06:59 PM »

This is exactly what I had in mind . . . way, way cool! I love the calendar inserted in it too . . . never thought of that! I haven't found any Suzy B's yet . . . but now I'll be ready!

kyrathaba · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2011, 07:09 PM »

Glad you find it to your liking, caddo

Makes the time and effort completely worthwhile for me

Enjoy it, and feel free to share it around. Also, have a look at my other programs to see if there's anything else there you might find useful.

Later...

kyrathaba · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2011, 02:37 PM »

Can we consider this coding snack "Done"/"Solved", and move it to the Finished sub-forum?

skwire · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2011, 03:17 PM »

Done. Thanks.

kyrathaba · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2011, 04:14 PM »

Thanks Skwire.

kyrathaba · « **Reply #21 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:41 PM »

I've updated the program to version 1.0.0.4. Use "Help"->"About"->"Update".

Now, not only do you get the total money across any range of dates that you search, but you also have the option to click a button and get that money broken down into the total number of each type of coin or bill. Doesn't matter if you have two or two-hundred past "Finds" in the date range...

kyrathaba · « **Reply #22 on:** July 14, 2011, 09:54 PM »

Version 1.0.0.5 is released.

This update includes the following:

A new custom icon, as well as (IMHO) an improved form background graphic (oink, oink)...

New menu items "Search by Criteria" (not yet fully implemented), "Delete Records" (fully implemented), and "Restore Default Locations" (fully implemented)

A functional "Credits" button:

Feedback is welcome. The "Search by Criteria" method will allow the user to do database-like queries, e.g., "show me all records in which there are at least two dimes and three quarters..."

kyrathaba · « **Reply #23 on:** July 15, 2011, 10:08 PM »

Version 1.0.0.6 is released. This version compacts the menus a bit, and gives a bit more flexibility in handling file deletions and the combobox contents:

kyrathaba · « **Reply #24 on:** July 16, 2011, 03:11 PM »

Version 1.0.0.7 is released as a minor update to fix a bug that can cause the following runtime error upon program startup: