.NET [Release]Real Time Currency Converter [4 CURRENCIES] - Printable Version

[.NET] [Release]Real Time Currency Converter [4 CURRENCIES] - Printable Version

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[Release]Real Time Currency Converter [4 CURRENCIES] - N1nj4Styl3 - Jul 28, 2015

Hello there 🤝,

I am back with one more project to share today, it's nothing really special but a few people might find it useful :)

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The rates come from Google Finance, so they are accurate. There's no need for an API key, they are scrapped from the website directly.

It has an automatic refresher, you just set the time and turn it on.

Additionally, after the first refresh (on second refresh and later on) values get colors depending on the rates before/after refresh. If the ratio was raised up, it will go green, if the ratio was lowered, it will go red until the next refresh. This is to indicate whether the value was raised or fell.

The source files are full except of that it doesn't have an automatic updater/updater at all. I'll be coding this in my own executable so I can share it with people who would like to use it but they don't have the knowledge to edit source files coded in VB.NET

Change log:

Code 
+Added BTC to EUR/USD/GBP

+Added EUR to BTC/USD/GBP

+Added USD to BTC/EUR/GBP

+Added GPB to BTC/EUR/USD

+Added Labels to indicate up/down after first refresh

+Added RefreshAll();

+Added Automatic - Refresher (Timer)

+Added Logs window

+Added Screen window

-Removed Labels which used to indicate up/down

>Instead, moved red/green color to the textboxes

-Removed couple of design objects

+Added Error handlers

+Added Internet connectivity check on Form_Load() -- Failure to connect to the internet = END

+Added few lines of code to make the accuracy of up/down higher

*Fixed bugs

*Corrected few mistakes

*Corrected typos

+Added Donate button

+Added Error handlers -- Checkers to Automatic Refresher

+Added Label to show whether the Automatic Refresher is ON or OFF [I] / [O]

+Added Custom timer //** Users can now set their own time

//To Do List

\\Turn SeaGreen to Green && Probably Crimson to Red

\\Insert Else's in If - End If statements to change the color back to Black in ForeColor

//

~Version 1.0 [BETA]

~Not released to public yet. Full version for free. Source code included in.

~Datasets, Data Logs, Change logs between 7/26/2015 - 7/**/2015

1) Source files download link: Download
2) Executable download link (No updater implemented yet): Download

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2) [Source] Screenshot capture tool & automatic upload to private host

* - +Haze - Jul 28, 2015

Or I can just go to Google and convert the currency I need? Realistically no one converts that many currencies at once.

* - N1nj4Styl3 - Jul 28, 2015

(Jul 28, 2015 10:07 AM)+Haze Wrote: Or I can just go to Google and convert the currency I need? Realistically no one converts that many currencies at once.

Hello,

It's always in your desktop, one click and there you have it.

It's useful for those who exchange, sell or want to know about the recent/current rates. I have set it to scrap for BTC, USD, EUR, GBP.. the most used currencies in hackforums (with exception of; omc, ltc, dash, and rupees)

I just find it a lot more convenient to press 1 button and get the rate :)

After all, the source code is given to everyone so they could use it as they wish 🤝

Thanks for your feedback though, I appreciate it.

* - raider101 - Jul 28, 2015

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This layout would be alot better compared to your current

* - N1nj4Styl3 - Jul 28, 2015

(Jul 28, 2015 11:40 AM)raider101 Wrote: prntscr.com/7y2wk8

This layout would be alot better compared to your current

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback. You are free to design - re-design the layout as you wish. The source is available for download.

Hope you like the project.

* - N1nj4Styl3 - Sep 4, 2015

Hello,

Bringing this up in case someone wants to have it. 🤝

* - BahNahNah - Sep 4, 2015

A couple of things:
-Make it async
-WebClient would work fine here and it would use half the code
-Make a function for your requests, you have the same code many times.
-Use regex to find the currency in the html (not necessary)

* - LordCoder - Sep 4, 2015

Appart from avoiding .PerformClick, that's just awful.

* - N1nj4Styl3 - Sep 4, 2015

(Sep 4, 2015 06:19 PM)BahNahNah Wrote: A couple of things:
-Make it async
-WebClient would work fine here and it would use half the code
-Make a function for your requests, you have the same code many times.
-Use regex to find the currency in the html (not necessary)

Hello,

This one along with the screenshot tool were the first ones I ever coded! Haha 🤗

I just found them in my HDD (VB08). I copied the whole source / pasted into VS2012 (Although I could convert/upgrade but I didn't wanted it like that) and fixed a few errors that came up.

I'm not actively coding anymore due to real life things that take up a lot of my time.. but giving me this feedback you make me want to start re-coding them!

Thank you! 🤝

(Sep 4, 2015 06:44 PM)LordCoder Wrote: Appart from avoiding .PerformClick, that's just awful.

Hello,

Yes, I know. This is why I put it as open source. As I said in the previous post of mine.. this one & more project which I have shared were my very first ones that I actually -coded / modified-. Still I remember how happy I was back then I was saw this working even if it's (not that much) badly coded. There's always time for improvements but I don't have it.

Thank you for your feedback though! 🤝

* - Odus - Sep 5, 2015

(Sep 4, 2015 06:19 PM)BahNahNah Wrote: -Make a function for your requests, you have the same code many times.

I was going to simply agree but I got a little carried away...

Code 
Public Class Currency

    Private _r As New Regex("<span class=bld>(\d\.?\d+)")

    Public Function FetchRate(c As Conversion) As String

      Const url As String = "http://www.google.com/finance/converter?a=1&from={0}&to={1}"

      Using wc As New WebClient

      Dim src As String = wc.DownloadString(String.Format(url, Split(c.ToString(), "to")))

      Return _r.Match(src).Groups(1).Value

      End Using

    End Function

    Public Enum Conversion

      BTCtoEUR

      USDtoEUR

      GBPtoEUR

    End Enum

End Class