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Give me a semi-trivial, yet cool task

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I have to learn a scripting language called MivaScript. It's a proprietary server-side language... and it's pretty strange. Anyway... I would like some suggestions for a semi-trivial application to build while I learn. Not too simple, but keep in mind I'm learning. Thanks guys!
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Pagination has been brought up a lot recently. How about making something to paginate over database results.

if that doesn't suit you, how about a simple blogger.

if still no good, write a simple financial application as a replacement for quickbooks 8O
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Burrito wrote:Pagination has been brought up a lot recently. How about making something to paginate over database results.

if that doesn't suit you, how about a simple blogger.
Thanks... I think I will build a blogger w/pagination!! that's a great idea. thanks man.
Burrito wrote:if still no good, write a simple financial application as a replacement for quickbooks 8O
8O :lol: tamavgd!
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OK, sorry... turns out that for now I don't have access to a database to test this on... any other ideas that don't require a database?
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hmm.... does it have to be an 'application' or can it be just some 'trivial' tasks?

if the latter, you could write some files to the file system (oooh, with an upload script to boot), create a socket connection to another web site, and/or list files in a directory on the file system.
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I think I will make a file upload application... simply enter in your name, email address, and upload a file, and then you can navigate through the uploaded files... this should be good enough to learn the ins and outs of the language. Thanks man.
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since you're asking for the email address, have it send a confirmation email to the uploader.

if you wanna get even fancier, have it attach the uploaded file to the email.
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I'll try... 8O
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Wow... MivaScript is an incredibly stupid language... INCREDIBLY stupid.
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If you're allowed, feel free to post a sample :D
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When I'm finished, I'll post some of it for you...
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