Nick Arnett wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Doug Bishop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:13 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Table statistics > > > > > > Try: > > > > <? > > mysql_connect("localhost", "user", "password"); > > ... > > Might be helpful to the original poster to mention that this is Perl. He > didn't specify a language, so he may not comprehend what you've offered. > > I don't mean this as a criticism, but it's interesting that we seem to often > assume that Perl is THE language for scripting MySQL. Not true, of course. > In fact, I'm finding Python easier, except for the blasted printf type > formatting, whose syntax was driving me batty yesterday until... well, I > could go on, but I won't. > > Nick
Actually, Nick; I don't think you're being presumptious, at all. Personally, I prefer the ASS language since it allows me to access both XML and quasi-PHP APIs in the same IDE-hole and across hardware/os environments; but hey that's me. What do I know? Van -- ================================================================= Linux rocks!!! http://www.dedserius.com/ ================================================================= --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
