Need help making a custom accounting software

[evilguyme]

Hey guys,
I ran into a small problem,
I need to make a software that does some basic calculation and saving to a custom file.

To make this software i don't know how to start, do i need to make an MFC Application? and if i do then what settings must i choose if i want the software to save small spreadsheets into one big project file with a custom extension.

Just looking for a guide on how to start making a program like this, something with settings of the MFC app (if i do need to make an MFC app).

Once im done with that i'm good to go cuz i know C++ quite well just will need to get famililar with new API

[davecoventry]

To interact with spreadsheets you might want to consider using java.

http://poi.apache.org/ has an extensive java library to access, read and write Excel, Word and Powerpoint documents.

[evilguyme]

well i didnt really want to use excel or java..
i just wanted something like the pic below is showing.

http://oi34.tinypic.com/5dqsyc.jpg

What type of project should i make and with what settings to achieve this?

[Stefano Mtangoo]

In that case you need to use GUI toolkit for UI.
I suggest wxWidgets!

[evilguyme]

thanks a lot ill check it out,

edit: hey man this is exactly what i need.

mind helping me out by telling me if this can be intergrated into Visual Studio 2012?
also i really dont know where to start, there's so many downloads like the installer the zip etc. idk which one to get and how to setup a default wxWidgets app.

edit2: http://www.rhyous.com/2009/12/16/how-to-compile-a-wxwidgets-application-in-visual-studio-2008/
i think that will work?