As a suggestion, try phpMyAdmin if you want to insert
records manually. Also, it will provide you with
examples (viewing the source code, that is) on how the
inserts, updates, etc. work. phpMyAdmin can be
downloaded from
http://www.phpwizard.net/projects/phpMyAdmin/
Good Luck!
William Decker
St. Louis, MO
--- Paul DuBois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 7:10 PM +0000 2/11/01, php php wrote:
> >Hi!
> >I've just joined ur mailing list!
> >i've never used mysql!
> >i'm wondering if there is only one way to insert
> data to a table?
> >i use the command line, no interface!
>
> Yes, you write SQL statements. But even if you
> write MySQL programs in
> a programming language, you're likely to be telling
> the language to execute
> SQL statements according to whatever functions your
> API provides for doing
> that.
>
> >i have the mysql GUI but obviously it does not
> offer it it just offers
> >showing tables and their data !
> >i'm used to Asp with Oracle or access but i'm
> afraid of using mysql!
> >is it difficult ? can u point me to sites that
> include all mysql data type,
> >like memo, automatic numbers etc
>
> No need to be afraid. However ...
> It sounds like you'd find it worthwhile spending a
> little time reading
> the MySQL manual. The URL for the reference manual
> is at the bottom
> of the message.
>
> >i have already tried php with access, it works ,
> thwn with oracle , it does
> >not work and as long a s i'm in hurry of finishing
> my project i decided to
> >try mysql is it so difficult?
>
> Anything like this is difficult is bound to be
> difficult if you don't use
> the information that is available to you. Without
> being able to say for
> certain, I'd guess that this might one cause of your
> difficulties using
> PHP with Oracle as well.
>
> >what about inserting data to tables easily and
> quickly !
> >another question, i have a form where the user
> enters two dates(d/m/y)
> >after submittimg, i use a select syntax that
> extract from a table, the lines
> >where the attibute date is between the ones of the
> form!
> >do i have to convert the date extracted from the
> form ? to waht and how?
>
> Umm .. don't know what to say. I'm not sure what
> you're asking.
>
> >
> >Thanks a lot !
> >
> >
>
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