Susan Ator wrote:
I have no control over
1) file naming
2) file inclusion in the directory
3) file removal from the directory
This is all being handled through another program written in C.
Hrmm what can you do to the files? If this is a linux system, you can
write a shel
Susan Ator wrote:
I have no control over
1) file naming
2) file inclusion in the directory
3) file removal from the directory
This is all being handled through another program written in C.
So far I have been able to put the relevant info from each file into the
database t
003 1:06 PM
To: PHP-General
Subject: Re: [PHP] File read and sort question
Susan Ator wrote:
> The problem with using a database is the files within the directory are
> changing on, sometimes, a minute by minute basis. I think reading them
into
> the database then deleting them when th
Susan Ator wrote:
The problem with using a database is the files within the directory are
changing on, sometimes, a minute by minute basis. I think reading them into
the database then deleting them when they are deleted from the directory
would be a huge amount of overhead. No?
Something else whic
Susan
It appears that you will want to use a database. and update it when the
files are removed. (possibly provide a page to do uploading, modifications
and deletions with .. this way you can automate the db)
other than that you will have to recreate everything each time you process
or display th
tem, sort the entries, and cache the sorted result.
(this is very database like).
Cheers,
Rob.
>
> Susan
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Robert Cummings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 12:18 PM
> To: Susan Ator
> Cc: PHP-Genera
read and sort question
On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 12:10, Susan Ator wrote:
> I have a directory with an ever-changing number of files. Some will be
> removed and others added on a continuing basis.
>
> The files are ascii with the following layout:
>
> Name
> Subject line
&
On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 12:10, Susan Ator wrote:
> I have a directory with an ever-changing number of files. Some will be
> removed and others added on a continuing basis.
>
> The files are ascii with the following layout:
>
> Name
> Subject line
> mm/dd/
> hh:mm
>
> I can easily get a lis
I have a directory with an ever-changing number of files. Some will be
removed and others added on a continuing basis.
The files are ascii with the following layout:
Name
Subject line
mm/dd/
hh:mm
I can easily get a list of files and pull the necessary information. I need,
however to be
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