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+An inventory system written in C++ and Qt using a MySQL database.
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+This is a recreation of one I made for someone that wanted it as a website using PHP, rewritten in C++ and Qt as practice and with the intention of distributing it to them as an android application down the line.
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+Included is an import script written in python to import data from the old database into the new one, converting data as necessary.
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+Far from complete at this time.
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+The interface as of 11/4/19:
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+![Current UI](https://danieljon.es/posts/media/post_95_2.png)