Hi, If you are inputting text, perhaps you should create a simple HTML form and use PHP to insert into the database for you. You can use the PHP internal function add_slashes($text) to automatically delimit everything for you.
If you don't know what PHP is or don't have it installed, then perhaps using Perl DBI to do a similar thing? If you are really stuck, but know you can ask an administrator to install PHP for you, then come back to me and ask how to program it in PHP. Also, it's entirely up to you if you want to thank someone for their help....... Of couse, it would be nice if you did. ;) Regards, Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "ahimsa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 9:21 PM Subject: whats the best way to imput text and formated text into a mysql database > Thank you so much everyone for all of your support! > I asked a question re: a mysql post error when the text containd apostrophe and commas. I got feedback re: delimiting and putting a / before each comma and appostrophy. The problem is that this is not feasable for me to do this on so much text, besides its messy etc. does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to imput text into a mysql database that is simple that will accept what ever text, It would be great if it could be formated text. But is this possible. Maybe i should be using a blob field instead of a text field or somethign. Im not sure. Im using mysql with php in my forms. i maybe need to do all of this differently. My goal is to imput pages and pages of text into text fields. Thank you all so much. Also Is it ok to write a thank you to people when they reply or is it standard etiquette to not reply ? > Thanks again so much. leeann > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
