Emma Grant wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone know how to separate values in a text area field, to enter
>the separated values into a database?
>
>For instance if enter these values into a text area field
>
>Dogs
>Cats
>Fish
>
>I want to be able to take Dogs, Cats and Fish and put them in different
>rows in a database. I guess the biggest problem I have is splitting the
>values in the text area field that is separated by a carriage return.
>Once I have that, and I know how to separate the values, then I can
>easily put them into a database.
>
>BTW I am using CGI/PERL to enter the values into a MySql database.
>
>
>
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#
# filename: test.pl
#
my $rowcnt = 0;
my $q;
$q = "INSERT INTO tab VALUES ("
while (<>) {
chomp();
$q .= "'".$_."',";
}
chop($q);
$q .= ")"
print $q."\n";
######
sh -c test.pl < -
Dogs
Cats
Fish
^D
This would print something like:
INSERT INTO tab VALUES ('Dogs','Cats','Fish')
Greetings
Ralf
>
>
sql, query
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