RE: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl
On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 at 20:44, Hughes, Andrew opined: HA:That makes a lot of sense. If I strip out the pipes, tabs, hard returns HA:etc. going into the database table, do you think that I should be okay not HA:using the module? why waste your time? the csv modules already on cpan do it all for you. don't reinvent the wheel. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl
That makes a lot of sense. If I strip out the pipes, tabs, hard returns etc. going into the database table, do you think that I should be okay not using the module? My gut response to my own question is not to assume anything. Thanks, Andrew -Original Message- From: fliptop To: Hughes, Andrew Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 1/6/2003 6:21 PM Subject: RE: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 at 15:11, Hughes, Andrew opined: HA:my $filename = "out.txt"; HA:open(OUTFILE,">$filename"); HA: $stmt = qq { select * from 2002brochurecontest }; HA: $sth = $dbh->prepare ($stmt); HA: $sth->execute (); HA: $count = 0; HA: while (my $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) HA:{ HA:print OUTFILE HA:"$row->{id}|$row->{t}|$row->{f_name}|$row->{l_name}|$row->{w_phone}|$ row->{w HA:_phone_ext}|$row->{division}|$row->{email}|$row HA:->{eclub}|$row->{country}|$row->{brochure}|$row->{purchase}\n"; HA: } HA:$sth->finish(); HA:close(OUTFILE); that's fine, but what if your data contains pipes? you should look into one of the csv modules on cpan. here's one i've used in the past with good success: http://search.cpan.org/author/JWIED/Text-CSV_XS-0.23/CSV_XS.pm by default, it uses a comma, but you can specify any character to use as the delimiter. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl
On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 at 15:11, Hughes, Andrew opined: HA:my $filename = "out.txt"; HA:open(OUTFILE,">$filename"); HA: $stmt = qq { select * from 2002brochurecontest }; HA: $sth = $dbh->prepare ($stmt); HA: $sth->execute (); HA: $count = 0; HA: while (my $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) HA:{ HA:print OUTFILE HA:"$row->{id}|$row->{t}|$row->{f_name}|$row->{l_name}|$row->{w_phone}|$row->{w HA:_phone_ext}|$row->{division}|$row->{email}|$row HA:->{eclub}|$row->{country}|$row->{brochure}|$row->{purchase}\n"; HA: } HA:$sth->finish(); HA:close(OUTFILE); that's fine, but what if your data contains pipes? you should look into one of the csv modules on cpan. here's one i've used in the past with good success: http://search.cpan.org/author/JWIED/Text-CSV_XS-0.23/CSV_XS.pm by default, it uses a comma, but you can specify any character to use as the delimiter. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl
Thanks so much. I got some help offline that did the trick. The suggestion that worked was to do the following: my $filename = "out.txt"; open(OUTFILE,">$filename"); $stmt = qq { select * from 2002brochurecontest }; $sth = $dbh->prepare ($stmt); $sth->execute (); $count = 0; while (my $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) { print OUTFILE "$row->{id}|$row->{t}|$row->{f_name}|$row->{l_name}|$row->{w_phone}|$row->{w _phone_ext}|$row->{division}|$row->{email}|$row ->{eclub}|$row->{country}|$row->{brochure}|$row->{purchase}\n"; } $sth->finish(); close(OUTFILE); Thanks, Andrew -Original Message- From: LRMK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 2:16 PM To: Hughes, Andrew; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl where do you want to save your file on your PC or on the server Sign L Rakhitha Malinda Karunarathne Web :- rakhitha.cjb.net Email :[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rakhitha Malinda Karunarathne. - Original Message - From: "Hughes, Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 12:58 AM Subject: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl > I have a mysql table with about 3000 rows of data on which that I need to > perform a daily backup. Because I am on a shared hosting account I do not > have administrative rights to the database. To back it up currently I have > a script that prints each line of data to the browser delimited with pipes > using this code: > > > $stmt = qq { select * from 2002brochurecontest }; > $sth = $dbh->prepare ($stmt); > $sth->execute (); > $count = 0; > while (my $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) > { > print > "$row->{id}|$row->{t}|$row->{f_name}|$row->{l_name}|$row->{w_phone}|$row->{w > _phone_ext}|$row->{division}|$row->{email}|$row > ->{eclub}|$row->{country}|$row->{brochure}|$row->{purchase}", > br(); > } > $sth->finish(); > > I take the output and print it to my browser. Then I cut and paste it into > a text file. To avoid this extra step and to learn something new, I would > like to print the data to a text file. Each day I would just overwrite the > same text file with the data, so I would not have to create a new file every > time the script runs. Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > Thanks, > Andrew > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl
where do you want to save your file on your PC or on the server Sign L Rakhitha Malinda Karunarathne Web :- rakhitha.cjb.net Email :[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rakhitha Malinda Karunarathne. - Original Message - From: "Hughes, Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 12:58 AM Subject: how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl > I have a mysql table with about 3000 rows of data on which that I need to > perform a daily backup. Because I am on a shared hosting account I do not > have administrative rights to the database. To back it up currently I have > a script that prints each line of data to the browser delimited with pipes > using this code: > > > $stmt = qq { select * from 2002brochurecontest }; > $sth = $dbh->prepare ($stmt); > $sth->execute (); > $count = 0; > while (my $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) > { > print > "$row->{id}|$row->{t}|$row->{f_name}|$row->{l_name}|$row->{w_phone}|$row->{w > _phone_ext}|$row->{division}|$row->{email}|$row > ->{eclub}|$row->{country}|$row->{brochure}|$row->{purchase}", > br(); > } > $sth->finish(); > > I take the output and print it to my browser. Then I cut and paste it into > a text file. To avoid this extra step and to learn something new, I would > like to print the data to a text file. Each day I would just overwrite the > same text file with the data, so I would not have to create a new file every > time the script runs. Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > Thanks, > Andrew > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
how to print mysql table to text file backup with perl
I have a mysql table with about 3000 rows of data on which that I need to perform a daily backup. Because I am on a shared hosting account I do not have administrative rights to the database. To back it up currently I have a script that prints each line of data to the browser delimited with pipes using this code: $stmt = qq { select * from 2002brochurecontest }; $sth = $dbh->prepare ($stmt); $sth->execute (); $count = 0; while (my $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) { print "$row->{id}|$row->{t}|$row->{f_name}|$row->{l_name}|$row->{w_phone}|$row->{w _phone_ext}|$row->{division}|$row->{email}|$row ->{eclub}|$row->{country}|$row->{brochure}|$row->{purchase}", br(); } $sth->finish(); I take the output and print it to my browser. Then I cut and paste it into a text file. To avoid this extra step and to learn something new, I would like to print the data to a text file. Each day I would just overwrite the same text file with the data, so I would not have to create a new file every time the script runs. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Andrew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]