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INTRODUCTION

1.1 ORAGANIZATION PROFILE

The Railways of India is the principal mode of transportation for

freight and passengers. The Indian railways have played a very important
role in the development of industries, agriculture and passenger
transportation. The Indian railways consist of a vast network of over 7, 031
stations spread over a route length of 63, 221 km and counting, with a fleet
of over 7,817 locomotives, 5,321 passenger service vehicles, 4, 904 other
many coaching vehicles. These data have been reported by 2007.

1.2 ABOUT THE PROJECT

The main objectives of this project “RAILWAY ROUTE
INFORMATION” is to maintain and checking route information and timing.
This project is to check route information and timing automatically in each
item. It maintains details of route information very efficiently giving code
number.

This project is developed to reduce the burden of data entry operator.

User friendliness, therefore the user can give the route information and
timing details by user.

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The following Five regions are covered by this project

 INDIA
 SOUTH STATE OF INDIA
 NORTH STATE OF INDIA
 WEST STATE OF INDIA
 EAST STATE OF INDIA
 EXIT

The route information and timing regarding a route is much easier.

Automate code for new route information and timing are generated to
retrieve particularly.

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 2. STSTEM STUDY

2.1 PROBLEM DEFINITION

This project is prepared for maintaining the route information and

timing details. This project helps us to give details of each route information
and timing details. This package for the proposed system is developed in
such a way that it meets the user needs satisfactory.

This package developed is very much helpful in solving the problem

of the existing system with great accuracy and reliability. In this system the
route information and timing reports that contact information regarding
customer details:
 Information about the route

 Route any state in India

 Timing information by the customer.

2.2 FEASIBILITY STUDY

In this feasibility study, the clear understanding of the problem

definition is taken as main criteria. And as an answer to the problem which
is stated before is cleared by this phase. Here the Language or Package
Selection is taken place in order to make the answer for the problem
definition in the simple manner. Here the developer has to identify or
checkout many condition like, using which he/she is going to develop the
project, which type of database he/she is going to use. These information or
suggestion is taken in this feasibility study phase.

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2.3 EXISTING SYSTEM

Before Computerization while considering the system manually, it is

not an easy job to maintain all the records. The records should be maintained
in a good manner. While considering the reservation, we have addition,
deletion and modification of the records. For this purpose we have to
maintain many files. While doing by manual process, it takes more time and
there is a chance for making error. So it is not easy to do by manual.
Computerization is suggested for doing all the Process in the Railway route
information System. Computerization is a fast and efficient way to retrieve
the information for the Passengers.

2.4 LIMITATION OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM

The existing system is to be changed to overcome the following

difficulties:

In the Previous Usage of Railway route information system are done

by using FoxPro. Nowadays this project only accessible by all the places.
FoxPro is a DOS based environment. So each and every command we have
to remember and use the project and there is no graphical representation of
forms. There is no mouse interaction too. So using FoxPro is somewhat
tedious for the end use.

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2.5 PROPOSED SYSTEM

Compared to FoxPro, Visual Basic is more efficient and Graphical

User Interface (GUI).In GUI environment everything is an icon, In Visual
Basic, we can give forms with pictorial and graphical representations. This
will be more interactive for users. The person having no knowledge about
the language of the project can also access the project. Hence the project
will be more useful for the end users. This system contains more reports than
the existing system. It gives sufficient information to the users. The system
designed more effectively compare to existing system.

The proposed system developed using Visual Basic as front end tool
and Microsoft Access as Back end tool. Using Visual Basic we can design a
form with attractive & interactive manner. It maintains more tables to store
details properly.

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 3. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION

3.1 HARDWARE SPECIFICATION

HARDWARE MINIMUM RECOMMENDED

PROCESSOR PENTIUM II 233 MHZ PENTIUM III 433 OR

32 MB RAM ABOVE
RAM 36X 64 MB RAM
CDROM DRIVE 810 COMPONENT 52X
CHIPSET 4GB 810E OR GREATER
HARD DISK 1.44 MB 10GB OR ABOVE
FLOPPY DRIVE SVGA MONITOR 1.44MB
MONITER 101 OR 104 KEYS SVGA DIGITAL
KEY BOARD 104 OR INTERNET
2 BUTTON MOUSE KEYBOARD
MOUSE 3 BUTTON WITH
PCI VGA CARD SCROLL
DISPLAY CARD AGP WITH 3D ACCL.

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3.2 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION

SOFTWARE MINIMUM RECOMMENDED

OPERATING SYSTEM WIN 95/NT WIN 98/NT/2000

VB RUNTIME VERSION 5.0 VERSION5.0 OR 6.0
ACTIVE X COMMON DIALOG, COMMON DIALOG,
CONTROLS INTERNET INTERNET
CONTROLS CONTROLS

3.3 WINDOWS98

Windows 98 was released in June 1998. This release provides

correction for problems reported with Windows 95 and introduces new
features. Windows 98 provides multiples, simultaneous connection to a
variety of networks (Windows NT, Novell NetWare, and others) and a
variety of resources (Files, Programs, Printers, Host system, and Mail
systems) over most popular media (Ethernet, Token Ring,X.25,ATM, and
ISDN)from almost any location.

Windows 98 networking capabilities are implemented using a high

performance, reliable, and open architecture based on the Windows Open
Services Architecture (WOSA) specification. This approach provides users
with a consistent interface to different service on the front end, while giving
system administrators the flexibility to mix and multiple services on the
back end.

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3.4 SOFTWARE FEATURES

The operating environment for Windows 98 consists of a computer’s

hard devices and the following software components:

• Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).

• Virtual Devices(VxDs)
• Device Drivers
• 16-and 32-bit Windows Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs)
• MS-DOS – based applications.
• 16- and 32-bit Windows –based applications.

3.5 VVIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGER

The virtual machine manager (VMM) is the 32-bit protected-mode

operating system at the core of Windows 95/98. Its primary responsibility is
to create, run, monitor, and terminate virtual machines. The VMM provides
services that manage memory, processes, interrupts, and exceptions such as
general protection faults. The VMM works with virtual devices, 32-bit
protected-mode modules, to allow the virtual devices to intercepts and faults
to control the access that an application has to hardware devices and
installed software.

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 Both the VMM and virtual devices run in a single, 32-bit, flat model
address space at privilege level0 (also called ring 0). The system creates two
Global Descriptor Table (GDT) selectors, one for code and the other for
data, and uses the selectors in the CS, DS, SS, and ES segment registers.
Both selectors have a base address of zero and a limit of 4 gigabytes (GBs),
so all the segment registers point to the same range of addresses. The VMM
and virtual devices never change these registers.
The VMM provides multiple-threaded, preemptive multitasking. It
runs multiple applications simultaneously by sharing CPU (central
processing unit) time between the virtual machines in which the applications
run. The VMM is also non reentrant. This means that virtual devices must
synchronize and events, to help virtual devices reentering the VMM.

3.6 VIRTUAL DEVICES

Virtual devices (VxDs) are 32-bit programs that support the device
independent VMM by managing the computer’s hardware devices and
supporting software. VxDs support all hardware devices for a typical
computer, including the programmable interrupt controller (PIC), timer,
direct memory access (DMA) device, disk controller, serial ports, parallel
ports, keyboard, and display adapter. A VxD is required for any hardware
device that has settable operating modes or retains data over any period of
time. In other words, if the state of the hardware device can be disrupted by
switching between multiple virtual machines or applications, the device
must have a corresponding VxD.

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3.7 DEVICE DRIVERS

A Windows device driver is a DLL that Windows uses to interact with

a hardware device such as a display or keyboard. Rather than access devices
to directly, Windows loads device drivers and calls functions in the drivers to
carry out actions on the device.

Each device driver exports a set of functions; Windows calls these

functions to complete an action, such as drawing a circle or translating a
keyboard scan code. The driver functions also contain the device-specific
code needed to carry out actions on the device.

Windows requires device drivers for the display, keyboard, and

communication ports. Other drivers may also be required if the user adds
optional devices to the system.

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3.8 DYNAMIC LINK LIBRARIES

Dynamic linking provides a mechanism for linking applications to

libraries of functions at runtime. The libraries reside in their own executable
files and are not copied into an application’s executable file as with static
linking. These libraries are “dynamically linked” because they are linked to
an application when it is loaded and executed rather than when it is linked.
When an application uses a DLL, the operating system loads the DLL into
memory, resolves references to functions in the DLL so that they can be
called by the application, and unloads the DLL when it is no longer needed.
Dynamic linking can be performed explicitly by applications or implicitly by
the operating system.

DLLs are designed to provide resources to applications; many

applications can use the code in a DLL, meaning that only one copy of the
code is resident in the system. Also, it is possible to update a DLL without
changing application that use the DLL, as long as the interface to the
functions in the DLL does not change.

Software developers can extend the Windows environment by creating

a DLL that contains routines for performing operations and then making the
DLL available to other Windows-based application (in addition to internal
Windows routines). DLLs most often appear as with a .DLL filename
extension; however, they may also have an .EXE or other filename
extension.

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3.9 WINDOWS BASED APPLICATIONS

Windows 95/98 supports 16-bit application written for windows

version 3.x as well as 32-bit application that use the Win32 or Microsoft®
Win32s API. For 16-bit application, Windows 95/98 preserves the
cooperative multitasking model used in windows version 3.x; that is. All 16-
bit application share the same virtual address space, the same message
queue, and the same thread of execution. By contrast, each 32-bit Windows
based application has its own address space, a private message queue, and
one or more threads of execution. In addition, each 32-bit thread is
preemptively multitasked.

3.10 MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC6.0

Microsoft Visual Basic, the fastest and easiest way to create

application for Microsoft Windows. Whether you are an experienced
professional or brand new to windows programming, Visual Basic provides
you with a complete set of tools to simplify rapid application development.

What is Visual Basic? The “Visual” part refers to the method used to
create the graphical user interface (GUI). Rather than writing numerous lines
of code to describe the objects into place on screen. If you’ve ever used a
drawing program such as paint, you already have most of the skills
necessary to create an effective user interface.

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 The “Basic” part refers to the BASIC (Beginners All-Purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code) language, a language used by more
programmers than any other language in the history of computing. Visual
Basic has evolved from the original BASIC language and now contains
several hundred statements, functions, and keywords, many of which relate
directly to the Windows GUI. Beginners can create useful language allows
professionals to accomplish anything that can be accomplished using any
other Windows programming language.

The Visual Basic programming language is not unique to Visual

Basic. The Visual Basic programming system, Application Edition included
in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and many other Windows application
uses the same language. The Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) is a
widely used scripting language and a subset of the Visual Basic language.
The investment you make in learning Visual Basic will carry over to these
other areas.

Whether your goal is to create a small utility for yourself or your work
group, a large enterprise-wide system, or even distributed applications
spanning the globe via the Internet, Visual Basic has the tools you need.

Data access features allow you to create databases, front-end

applications, and scalable server-side components for most popular database
formats, including Microsoft SQL Server and other enterprise-level
databases.

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 ActiveX technologies allow you to use the functionality provided by
other application, such as Microsoft Word – Word processor, Microsoft
Excel spreadsheet, and other Windows application. You can even automate
application and objects created using the Professional or Enterprise editions
of Visual Basic.

3.11 ABOUT THE VISUAL BASIC

Visual Basic is available in three versions, each geared to meet a

specific set of development requirements.

The Visual Basic Learning edition allows programmers to easily

create powerful applications for Microsoft Windows and Windows NT®. It
includes all intrinsic controls, plus grid, tab, and data-bound controls.
Documentation provided with this edition includes the Learn VB Now CD
plus the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDNTM) Library CDs containing
full online documentation.

The Professional edition provides computer professionals with a full

featured set of tools for developing solutions for others. It includes all the
features of the Learning edition, plus additional ActiveX controls, the
Internet Information Server Application Designer, integrated Visual
Database Tools and Data Environment, Active Data Objects, and the
Dynamic HTML Page Designer. Documentation provided with the
Professional edition includes the Visual Studio Professional Features book
plus Microsoft Developer Network CDs containing full online
documentation.

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 The Enterprise edition allows professional to create robust distributed
applications in a team setting. It includes all the features of the Professional
edition, plus Back Office tools such as SQL Server, Microsoft Transaction
Server, Internet Information Server, Visual SourceSafe, SNA Server, and
more. Printed documentation provided with the Enterprise edition includes
the Visual Studio Enterprise Features book plus Microsoft Developer
Network CDs containing full online documentation.

3.12 VISUAL BASIC CONCEPTS

In order to understand the application development process, it is

helpful to understand some of the key concepts upon which Visual Basic is
built. Because Visual Basic is a Windows environment is necessary. If you
are new to Windows programming, you need to be aware of some
fundamental differences between programming for Windows versus other
environments.

How Windows Works: Works: Windows, Events and Messages

A complete discussion of the inner working of Windows would

require an entire book. A deep understanding of all of the technical details
isn’t necessary. A simplified version of the workings of Windows involves
three key concepts: windows, events and messages.

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 Think of a window as simply a rectangular region with its own
boundaries. You are probably already aware of several different types of
windows: an Explorer window in Window within your word processing
program, or a dialog box that pops up to remind you of an appointment.
While these are the most common button is a window. Icons, text boxes,
options buttons and menu bars are all windows.

The Microsoft Windows operating system manages all of these many

windows by assigning each one a unique id number (window handle or
hWnd). The system continually monitors each of these windows for signs of
activity or events. Events can occur through user actions such as a mouse
click or a key press, through programmatic control, or even as a result of
another window’s actions.

Each time an event occurs, it causes a message to be sent to the

operating system. The system processes the message and broadcasts it to the
other windows. Each window can then take the particular message (for
example, repainting itself when it has been uncovered by another window).

As you might imagine, dealing with all of the possible combinations

of windows, events and messages could be mind-boggling. Fortunately,
Visual Basic insulates you from having to deal with all of the low-level
message handling. Many of the messages are handled automatically by
Visual Basic; others are exposed as Event procedures for your convenience.
This allows you to quickly create powerful applications without having to
deal with unnecessary details.

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Understanding the Event-Driven Model

In traditional or “procedural” application, the application itself

controls which portions of code execute and in what sequence. Execution
starts with the first line of code and follows a predefined path through the
application, calling procedures as needed.

In as event-driven application, the code doesn’t follow a

predetermined path – it executes different code sections in response to
events. Events can be triggered by the user’s actions, by messages from the
system or other applications itself. The sequence of these events determines
the sequence in which the code executes, thus the path through the
application’s code differs each time the program runs.

Because you can’t predict the sequence of events, your code must
make certain assumptions about the “state of the world” when it executes.
When you make assumptions (for examples, that an entry field must contain
a value before running a procedure to process that value),you should
structure your application in such a way as to make sure that the assumption
will always be valid (for examples, disabling the command button that starts
the procedure until the entry field contains a value).

Your code can also trigger events during execution. For example
programmatically changing the text in a text box cause the text box’s
Change event to occur. This would cause the code (if any) contained in the
Change event to execute. If you assumed that this event would only be

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triggered by user interaction, you might see unexpected results. It is for this
reason that it is important to understand the event-driven model and keep it
in mind when designing your application.

3.13 INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

The traditional application development process can be broken into

three distinct steps: writing, compiling, and testing code. Unlike traditional
languages, Visual Basic uses an interactive approach to development,
blurring the distinction between the three steps.

With most languages, if you make a mistake in writing your code, the
error is caught by the compiler when you start to compile your application.
You must then find and fix the error and begin the compile cycle again,
repeating the process for each error found. Visual Basic interprets your code
as you enter it, catching and highlighting most syntax or spelling errors on
the fly. It’s almost like having an expert watching over your shoulder as you
enter your code.

In addition to catching errors on the fly, Visual Basic also partially

compiles the code as it is entered. When you are ready to run and test your
application, there is only a brief delay to finish compiling. If the compiler
finds an error, it is highlighted in your code. You can fix the error and
continue compiling without having to start over.

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 Because of the interactive nature of Visual Basic, you’11 find yourself
running your application frequently as you develop it. This way you can test
the effects of your code as you work rather than waiting to compile later.

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 4. SYSTEM DESIGN

The most creative and challenging phase of the system life cycle is
system design. The term design describes a final system and the process by
which it is developed. It refers to the technical specifications that will be
applied in implementing the proposed system. It also includes the
construction of program and designing of output, input, menu, code,
database and process of the system.

4.1. INPUT DESIGN

Input design is one of the most expensive phases of the operation of

computerized system and is often the major problem and is often the major
problem of a system. A large number of problems with a system can usually
be tracked back.

System analysis decide the following input design details like what
data to input, what medium to use, how the data should be arranged or
coded, data item and transaction needing validation to detect errors and at
least the dialogue user in providing input.

Input data of system may not be necessarily be raw data captured in

the system from scratch. These can also be output of another system or sub-
system. The design of input covers all phases of input from the creation of
initial data to actual entering the data to the system for processing. The

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design not inputs involves identifying the data needed, specifying the
characteristics of each data item, capturing & preparing data for computer
processing and ensuring correctness of data. The following forms are used in
Railway Route Information System.

4.2. OUTPUT DESIGN

Computer output is the most important and direct source of

information to the user, Efficient, Intelligible output design should improve
the system’s relationships with the user and help in decision making. A
major form of output is the hardcopy from the printer. Reports of the project
should be designed around the output requirement of the user. The output
devices to consider depend on factors such as compatibility of the device
with the system, response time requirements, expected print quality, and
number of copies needed.

The term output applies to any information produced by an

information system, whether printed or displayed. When analyst design
computer output, they Identify the specific output that is needed to meet the
information requirements.

4.4./DATA MODEL

The data modual deals with the stu7cture of the tables, which store the
data and information of all the forms. The tables are maintained separately
for each form to have easy storage and access them fast. Thus, it overcomes
the problem of slow processing and accessing data.

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4.5. DATA FLOW DIAGRAM

The DFD helps to clarify the system requirements and identify major
transactions that occur in the software project. It is also called as the
“Bubble Chart”. It is a graphical technique that depicts information flow and
the transformations that are applied as data more from input to output.

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 5. SYSTEM TESTING & IMPLEMENTATION

5.1. SYSTEM TESTING

No program or system design is prefect, communication between the

user and the designer is not always complete or clear, and time is usually
short. The result is more than more errors theoretically, a new system should
have all the pieces in working order, but in reality, each piece works
independently. Now is the time to put the pieces into one system and test it
to determining whether it satisfies user requirements. This is the chance to
detect and correct errors.

TESTING OBJECTS:-

• Testing is a process of executing a program with

the intent of finding an error.
• A good test case is one that has a high probability
of finding on as yet undiscovered error.
• A successful test is one that uncovers on as yet
undiscovered error.
The above objectives simply dramatic changes in view. They move counter
to the commonly held view that a successful list is one in which no errors
are found.

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5.2. UNIT TESTING

To locate errors focus is given on the modules, independent of other

modules this is known as unit testing. This enables us to detect and correct
errors without affecting the other modules.

When selecting the folder to hide as control panel the folder name will
be concatenated with control panel registry value.

5.3. INTEGRATION TESTING

The entire project was split into small programs; each of these single
programs gives a frame as an output., These programs were tested
individually; at last all these programs where combined together by creating
another program where all these constructors were used. It gives a lot of
problem by not functioning in an integrated manner.

The user interface testing is important since the user has to declare
that the arrangements made in the frames are convenient and it is satisfied.
When the frames where given for the test, the end user (management) gave
suggestion. Since they where much exposed to do the work manually, Based
on their suggestions the frames were modified and put into practice.

Finding a particular folder and if it is needed to be deleted, then the

folder can deleted here.

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5.4. VALIDATION TESTING

At the culmination of the black box testing software is completed

assembled as a package. Interfacing errors have been uncovered and
corrected and a final series do test i.e., validation succeeds when the
software functions in manner that can be reasonably accepted by the
customer.

By testing this project give the idea how it is user friendly and hence
this can be operated in simple manner. The study of Administration is need
not required.

5.5. OUTPUT TESTING

After performing the validation testing the next step is output testing
of the proposed system. Since the system cannot be useful if its does not
produce the required output.

Asking the user about the format in which the system is required tests
the output displayed or generated by the system under consideration. Here
the output format is considered in two ways. One is screen and another one
is printed format. The output format on the screen and found to be corrected
as the format was designed in the system phase according to the user needs.
And for the hardcopy the output comes according to the specifications
requested by the user.Here the output testing does not results in correction in
the system.

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 Complete security is achieved by using this project in a user friendly
manner.

5.6. USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING

User acceptance testing of the system is the key factor the success of
any system. The system under consideration is tested for user acceptance by
constantly keeping in touch with prospective system at time of development
and making change whenever required. This is done with regard to the input
screen design and output screen design.

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 6. SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING

6.1 SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION

Implementation is the stage in the project where the theoretical design

is turned into working systems. The most critical stage is achieving a
successful system and in giving confidence on the new system for the users,
that it will work efficiently and effectively. It involves careful planning,
investigation of the current system and its constraints on implementations,
design of methods to achieve the changing over, an evaluation of change
over methods.

The implementation process begins with preparing a plan for the

implementation of the system. According to this plan, the activities are to be
carried out in this plan; discussion has been made regarding the equipment,
resources and how to test activities, thus a clear plan was prepared for the
activities,

6.2 POST IMPLEMENTATION

After the installation is completed and the user staff is adjusted to the
changes created by the candidate system evaluation and maintenance begin.
Operational systems are quickly taken for granted every system requires
periodic evaluation after implementation. A post implementation review
measures the system’s performance against pre-defined requirements.

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6.2. TRAINING IMPLEMENTATION

There is an aging process that requires a periodic maintenance of

hardware and software. The developer should give the full training to the
data entry operator in the concern and the typing process should be reduced.
The path and abstraction have to be classified to the data entry operator.

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 7. SUGGESTIONS & CONCLUSION

SUGGESTION

In RAILWAY ROUTE INFORMATION SYSTEM huge bulk of

details involved. Handling these data is much tedious work and in manual
system these leads to lots of errors. So the use of any software should be
implemented so that route information and timing details are made much
easier. The use of software may be an error less one and much of this
process are made simple.

CONCLUSION

The project entitled, as the “RAILWAY ROUTE INFORMATION

SYSTEM”, is very useful internees of maintains reports of Route
information, Timing Details. This is used to reduce the errors made in
human reports and reduces the overhead of the person.

There were many drawbacks in the existing system and now them
over come by the proposed system. The objectives of this project is to rectify
errors, reduce time consuming, increasing sufficiency, and reduce overload,
fast accessing and user friendly.

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 8. BIBLIOGRAPHY

REFERED BOOKS

1. Gary Cornell,: “Visual Basic 6 from the ground”, Tenth Reprint, Tata
McGraw-Hill, 2001, Chapter3(725-739) and (763-775)
Topic: Forms and Controls.
2. Steven Holzoner,: “Visual Basic 6.0 Programming(Black Book)”,
Revised Edition, Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd, 2001,
Chapter7(345-413) Topic: ADO Database.
3. Stephen Charles.: “Software Engineer”, Fifth Edition, Prentice-Hall
India Pvt Ltd, 2002, Chapter3 (53-78) Topic: SDLC.
4. Sanjay Saxeena,: “Ms-Office 2000”,Third Edition, Vikas Publishing
House Pvt Ltd, 2002 , Chapter4 (78-142) Topic: Document Handling.
5. Elias M.Award,: “System Analysis and Design”, Second Edition,
Golgotha Publication Pvt Ltd, 1998, Chapter4 (356-358) Topic:
System Implementation.

REFFERED WEBSITES:

1. www.vbcode.com

2. www.microsoft.com

3. www.codeguru.com and msdn

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