Hi, You got part right, the database I use at home is Edibase for DOS, the program has been updated for Windows, too expensive for that and the web plug in ($5,000.00 I think) I am trying to port it over to a Windows Database. I downloaded the lastest version of MySQL the other day but it all looks greek to me, not like a database like ACCESS or Alpha Five. So that is why I came to this mailing list for help. I was told that they might be a PGP?? add on so I can do searches on a web site.
Our current ISP won't let me put a SQL program on and we are not rich enough to get a stand alone machine to run a server (I am still using a 486 for the office, but I use my P700 anyway.) I think I might be able to export my data as a csv file so I can import into another database. I have been using the DOS database for over six years now, and it is such a pain to copy and paste stuff into Front Page. There has to be another way. Thanks again, Norm > I think what Norm is trying to do (Norm correct me if I'm wrong) is > search a DOS-based database using a script from Excite. But the database > exists on his personal computer, not the web server. The data has to be > updated on the server, but in a format searchable by the script. Seems > to be the hard way of doing things, or am I missing something? > > Why not ask your ISP whether MySQL is installed, and if so, use that? > You will need a 'front-end' to access the database once built, written > in PHP or Perl - dead easy. You can even install MySQL at home and then > use PHPMyAdmin to update the web server. > -- > /* All outgoing email scanned by Norton Antivirus 2002 */ > Amer Neely, Softouch Information Services > W: www.softouch.on.ca > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > V: 519.438.5887 > Perl | PHP | MySQL | CGI programming for all data entry forms. > "We make web sites work!" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- - Visit me - http://www2.ebtech.net/~nlamoure/index.htm - Information Sarnia Lambton - http://www.informsarnialambton.org - Sarnia Computer Users' Group - http://www.sarnia.com/scug - Lawrence House Centre for the Arts - http://www.lawrencehouse.ca - Good computer website - http://www.techtv.com "Looking for Star Wars and View Masters ! " Also any U.S. state quarters. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
