How do I start this? There are so many different ways to look at this
question. Do I save files inside the database, or do I simply use the database
as a tool to query information about a given file, it's properties, etc.
Instead of making general statements, let me pick specific examples.
G'day.
I do a lot of work with the BASIS textual/multi-media RDBMS package and
run into this question all the time.
There is one pretty basic answer:
If you leave BLOBS lying around in the file system - particularly if
it is a Novell etc file system - people move them and the links get
If you really want to save the user some work/confusion, investigate what
you can do with VB under XL.
I would think XL allows you to set some options when export as CSV, with VB,
you could write your own Save function.
Chris
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"Chris Carbaugh" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you really want to save the user some work/confusion, investigate
what you can do with VB under XL.
I would think XL allows you to set some options when export as CSV,
with VB, you could write your own Save function.
How messy to Save to a
Hello J.Post,
On 17-Apr-00 12:26:41, you wrote:
I've been looking on the internet for 2 hours for information how to connect
my SQL database to my website. I didn't find what I was looking for, this is
my problem
I have got a form on my site, that can be filled in by visitors. I
I'm a Linux user.
I've been using xlHTML and a home-made HTML2DBF rather than
ODBC with Perl's DBD::Proxy and DBD::ODBC because, to be
able to use ODBC, you need people to *name* the table they
create when using Excel. Well, they never do so.
Sometimes, they will name a table with 256 columns and
On 17 Apr 2000, Hal Snyder wrote:
"Chris Carbaugh" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you really want to save the user some work/confusion, investigate
what you can do with VB under XL.
I would think XL allows you to set some options when export as CSV,
with VB, you could write your own
Sure, VB works, as would perl with DBD::ODBC module. I've been using that
technique for porting a database from access to postgres, and it should
work equally well with excel-based ODBC connections. Disadvantage to the
original poster is that it does require a Windows machine to read the
Excel
I have completed the first draft of my book through chapter 14.
New chapters include:
Chapter 11, Performance: Indexes, CLUSTER, VACUUM, EXPLAIN
Chapter 12, Controlling Results: LIMIT, Cursors
Chapter 13, Table Management: Temporary tables, ALTER TABLE,
On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Andrew Perrin - Demography wrote:
Sure, VB works, as would perl with DBD::ODBC module. I've been using that
technique for porting a database from access to postgres, and it should
work equally well with excel-based ODBC connections. Disadvantage to the
original poster
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