Programming noob here, did a bit of python and c++ but that was many years ago. How would I go about creating a program in BASIC that acts as a "translator"/ database? I want to be able to put in a set of predetermined inputs and outputs so when I load the program and input, the program will spit back the corresponding output I wrote into the code. This seems hopefully simple? I have many grand ideas for more complex programs, but I don't have the time right now to learn a new skill to the competency it would take to make them. If anyone knows how I would go about commissioning a program-if that's even a thing.... Would be much appreciated.

Thinking of your inputs/outputs before coding is a good practice. What kind of inputs/outputs were you think about specifically?