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Learning Log
A Project On Constructing An Autonomous Bibliographic Building Agent
By Indrashah Isa

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(20th July 1998 - 26th July 1998)
(Visual Basic Foundation Week 2)

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Day Date Task / Assignment
Monday 20/7/98
  • Maintain Project webpage, created some icons for links to other components of the project, e.g. weekly project log pages.
  • Create the weekly webpage for the rest of the week and upload them onto the server.
  • Create a database by using Microsoft Access for the database to the records on RoboCup.
  • Mini discussion with Daniel on project development.
  • Read information on the Internet on organizing and handling data, e.g ARMA site.
Tuesday 21/7/98
  • Run through some vb5 sample program codes and select those that can be used for Project ABBA.
  • Try out the programs to see whether are they working or not.
  • Maintain the Project webpage, create new title icons for the sections in that page so that the organization of information will be neat.
  • Search the web for information on RoboCup, e.g. RoboCup bibliographies.
  • 2nd meeting with Tralvex regarding the project development.

2nd
Minutes of
Meeting

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  • Focus on and learn 'Sequential File Operation' in vb5, as this will be used to create Project ABBA.
  • Explore 4 different tools control library, write out comments on each of them. Select the best one in terms of user friendliness.
  • Create a mini project (in four days), a program that will be used to validate the existence of links in a particular Internet web-site.
  • Participate in Internet discussion groups pertaining to visual basic programming.
  • Continue to update my project page with RoboCup links.
  • Add my homepage url to search engine(e.g. AltaVista, Yahoo, Infoseek, etc..) in the Internet for easy access by others.
Wednesday 22/7/98
  • Read and focused greatly on writing and reading of sequential file from the book entitled 'Discover Visual Basic 5', chapter 18.
  • Create sample example (known as 'Sequential File') by following the tutorial in chapter 18 of the 'Discover Visual Basic 5'.
  • Analyze the sample example and try to modify it so that it will relate to the mini project that I am going to create.
  • Understanding and solving the sample example error, refer back to VB notes and information from the Internet.
  • Create a webpage for the project schedule.
  • Add URL to popular search engines, e.g. HotBod, Web Crawler, etc..
Thursday 23/7/98
  • Read summary notes (entitled 'Discovery Center') on Visual Basic 5.0 from the book entitled 'Discover Visual Basic 5', chapters 1 to 10.
  • Modify the sample example that I created yesterday and enhances it properties by changing its property settings by referring to the summary notes in the book entitled 'Discover Visual Basic 5'.
  • Maintain web project documentation, edit 'project schedule' page.
  • Submit URL to 6 search engines, Alta Vista, Web Announce, etc..
  • Subscribe to Visual Basic discussion list at MAISER, obtained from AOL, and VB 5 Assistant, obtained from Mark's Christian and Computing Domain.
  • Search and read informational Visual Basic tips, error solutions, discussion notes and sample programs at Visual Basic Homepages. Some interesting tips are saved to disk and printed and compiled as a reference when doing any VB project.
Friday 24/7/98
  • Create 3 separate webpages entitled, 'appendixpage' a page to store links like project log and project schedule, 'orgbackground' a page that provides links on KRDL and 'usefullinks' a page that provides related information to the project .
  • Read e-mails sent by VB discussion group known as VB Assistant.
  • Read summary notes (entitled 'Discovery Center') on Visual Basic 5.0 from the book entitled 'Discover Visual Basic 5', chapters 10 to 13 and 18 (sequential file).
  • Went to VB Assistant website and read publicly available e-mails sent by other subscribers.
  • Read explanations and examples on writing program codes for 'strings' on the website at Carl & Gary's Visual Basic Homepage.
  • Modification of VB sample example (for mini-project) by adding new program codes (e.g. end application button and moving lateral status bar to enhance its function).
Saturday 25/7/98 Company off
Sunday 26/7/98 Company off

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checker.gif (920 bytes) Weekly Summary of Task / Assignment

          The third week of the attachment is considered a week where I focused greatly on learning Visual Basic 5.0, especially in dealing with sequential files. I surfed the Internet for tips and information pertaining to handling sequential files. There are a number of sites that I found it to be useful for me in creating the mini-project, and perhaps Project ABBA too. Below is a list of tasks and learning points that had taken place during the entire of this week.

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