we are all in sales, 24/7. :-)
Jim
-Original Message-
From: Paul DuBois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 9:24 PM
To: JamesD; Peter Lovatt; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: An Idea (really: MySQL and Perl for the Web)
At 17:35 -0800 12/29/02, JamesD wrote:
while Paul probably wouldnt say it, I would:
Well, I *have* been known to make shameless plugs from time to time, but
of course it's better if readers make them for me. :-) So, thanks, I
appreciate it.
his book: MySql and Perl for the Web ISBN 0-7357-1054-6 New Riders
Publishing
answers the questions you are getting at below, and
IMHO the book is excellent as a how do i get started... and more...
$44.99 SRP - a low cost compared to the 'deep breath below :-)
I of course appreciate it when people purchase a copy of the book,
but for those who prefer to take a look at part of it first,
I will point out that there is a sample chapter available online
at:
http://www.kitebird.com/mysql-perl/
It's a 78-page PDF, and it deals with a number of questions that probably
would come up in a FAQ, but in more detail. For example, it answers the
oft-posed questions: how do I store images in MySQL? and how do I retrieve
images from MySQL for display in a Web page? The sample code that
implements
the answers to these questions is also available at the URL above, as are
some sample applications. (One of which is an e-card thing that demonstrates
image retrieval and display.)
I guess that's enough shameless plugging for now. :-)
like any book, to drive through it all the way, inch
by inch, and learn, takes some time and focus.
James Danforth,COO
Neovi Data Corp
www.qchex.com
-Original Message-
From: Peter Lovatt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 4:18 PM
To: Stefan Hinz, iConnect (Berlin); Cal Evans; Paul DuBois; Adam
Wi´ckowski; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: An Idea
Hi
My first thought was that the docs on mysql.com should do the job, but,
although they answer most technical questions, often more down to earth
stuff like 'How do I store images' or 'how do I get started with SQL' isn't
there, or it is difficult to find.
The other problem is that the documentation is often technical to point
that
it is difficult to understand, even as a reasonably competent database
programmer. I think newbies (and not so newbies) could feel totally
overwhelmed by much of it.
So (taking a deep breath !) I would be prepared to lay the foundations for
a
faq / knowledge base aimed specifically at this type of questions and to
manage it.
So, any thoughts? Where do we go from here?
Peter
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