Most of the comments are obvious from the context and BabelFish (http://world.altavista.com/tr) can help without mangling the rest too badly.
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 10:39:00 -0500 "NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks. This is definitely helpful, but the one thing I find a bit > funny is the comments in the code... I think I recognize it as German, but > being a stupid American, English is the only language I actually speak. > :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 11:14 AM > To: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: Database to Excel script... > $dbh->trace( 2, "dbitrace.log" ); > # trace verfolgung # trace pursuit > # alle Daten durchz�hlen, Gesamtzahl in > Variable $count schreiben # all data count over, total number into variable $$count write > my $count = $sth1->fetchrow_array(); > # alle Daten aus der Datenbank holen # all data from the data base get > while (my $ref = $sth->fetchrow_hashref ()) { > push @entries, [ $ref->{model_id}, $ref->{vorname}, > $ref->{name} ]; > # pack alles in den HASH # luggage of everything into the HASH I guess pack is is an example of gerglais. I think the Andreas means ARRAY. > $format->set_bold(); > # das war die Exceltabellenformatierung > # jetzt kommt das schleifen der Daten durch Zeilen und > Spalten # that was the Exceltabellenformatierung # comes now sharpens the data by lines and Columns I split "Exceltabellenformatierung" at likely word boundaries and got "Excel tables formatting" > $worksheet->write(($count+2), 0, > "Programmiert als Open Source Software mit Perl5, DBD::MySQL, > Spreadsheet::WriteExcel by Andreas Schmitz 3. September 2002", > $format1); > # Varaiblen in Worksheets schreiben "Programmed as open SOURCE software with Perl5, DBD::MySQL, Spreadsheet::WriteExcel by Andreas Schmitz 3 September 2002" Thank you Andreas. # Varaiblen in Worksheets write > #Ueberschriften schreiben # headings write -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.
