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What are the requirements to create desktop software for a church?

by Instructor
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Hi,

I want to create some membership based software that is desktop based.

In other words I want users to be able to fill out forms and the like but have it be a desktop application.

In addition, admins can search and sort through the data collected.

How is this done?

I can provide more details, but in general what are the requirements for a project like this?

Thanks in advance and I hope that I was clear.
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  • Profile picture of the author KirkMcD
    What do you need?
    A program that can create a desktop program and you'll probably need a database program.
    For the type of db, you'll need to find out if more than one desktop will need to get to the data. If so, you'll need a server based database.

    And no, none of this is easy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Instructor
    Yes, I figured it wouldn't be easy, but hopefully it will be more stable than just an online based system.

    What programs would you recommend?

    And thanks for the feedback.
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    • Profile picture of the author astralbody
      Originally Posted by Instructor View Post

      Yes, I figured it wouldn't be easy, but hopefully it will be more stable than just an online based system.

      What programs would you recommend?

      And thanks for the feedback.
      Why would you think using a desktop based application is more stable than an online application? Depending on the size of your project and how much data you're trying to allocate, using a VPS in the cloud is the way to go for the sort of thing that you're describing. Not only is it more cost-effective, but time-effective as well. If you have any specific questions for me, shoot me a PM!
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  • Profile picture of the author porcupine73
    If you're developing for modern Windows machines, for that application, Microsoft VB.Net (say 2010) would be a very common choice. MS Access could also work if they still offer a freely redistributable runtime version.

    Right on, desktop apps are fine for many scenarios, but there is much benefit to making it a web app, such as then multiple church users can use it from home, their mobile devices, etc., and maybe then you can charge a monthly fee instead of a one time sale of the desktop app.
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