People, people!

I wish we could all just get along. ;^)

I did have a problem understanding the exact question. My response was a little 
off-target owing to ambiguity.
Also, I did read (or participate in) the other threads mentioned by Mr. Neil, (aka "Mr 
anti-Guru basher.")

Sincerely,
"Mr anti-Newbie Basher"
db

p.s. I'm on a couple of perl lists.

apologies for being WAY off-subject.

DL Neil wrote:

> In another thread there's a comment about "newbie bashing", the author now gets to 
>see that there are always two
> sides to a story!
>
> Christopher: I notice that you have found it necessary to explain your rationale for 
>"They do not want to pay
> the extra amount of money for a MySQL database". The fact that you felt it necessary 
>to expand on your earlier
> statement illustrates an ambiguity/short-coming in the original. You were 
>responsible for that. How did Daniel
> qualify for the blame?
>
> I also notice that you have not had the courtesy to comment on my own response to 
>your first post, and the other
> confusing statement/ambiguity "A lot of my work is on unix system that people want 
>to work with Access." The
> implication behind your post was that you only received responses concerned with the 
>cost of MySQL. This is not
> true. You do however say "None the answers had anything to do with the question I 
>asked" which indicates you
> either didn't read what I said, or failed to understand it.
>
> It is not fun to spend time attempting to help someone, and then find that not only 
>were your comments a waste
> of time, but the questioner wants to argue or to replace good manners with rudeness 
>(and you are not the first
> to have done so in the last few days - FYI Mr anti-Newbie Basher).
>
> If you have a problem with people on this list, please do unsubscribe (quietly). If 
>you prefer the company of
> others, please do take Dan's advice. Your experience is contrary to my own, and is 
>NOT supported by the majority
> as evidenced by the volume of list transactions.
>
> =dn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Christopher J. Crane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 14 January 2002 19:12
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy
>
> > Well maybe I should just go out and join that perl list.
> >
> > "Christopher J. Crane" wrote:
> >
> > > It's not that MySQL is not free, I know that and I am using iton my
> > > development servers. The problem is some of the work I do is for clients
> > > that do not have their own server. So their site is hosted by a company and
> > > most of these companies charge extra for a MySQL database.
> > >
> > > This is the second answer I got about MySQL being free. None the answers had
> > > anything to do with the question I asked. The people at the perl lists are
> > > so much more helpful and direct with the answers someone seeks.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Daniel Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "Christopher J. Crane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:10 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy
> > >
> > > > MySQL is free and open source. Support from MySQL AB is not free, but
> > > > that shouldn't be an issue.
> > > >
> > > > Check out:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.mysql.com
> > > >
> > > > for more info. It's a free, fully functional relational database.
> > > >
> > > > If you mean pay for the hosting of a MySQL database..??
> > > >
> > > > -db
> > > >
> > > > "Christopher J. Crane" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I do a lot of work with Perl and have decided to see what this PHP is
> > > all
> > > > > about. The best way for me to do that, is to just do a project. Here is
> > > what
> > > > > I am looking to do. I would like to use PHP and the SQL language on a
> > > CSV or
> > > > > Flat File Database. A lot of my work is on unix system that people want
> > > to
> > > > > work with Access. They do not want to pay the extra amount of money fora
> > > > > MySQL database. The answer to this issue is access with exports to CSV
> > > files
> > > > > for some of the simplier stuff like shopping carts and members and stuff
> > > > > like that.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's the thing, can PHP interact with a flat file databse like perl
> > > and
> > > > > the DBD::CSV? If so can someone point me in the right idrection to get
> > > > > started. I have a server for development and it now has 4.0 PHP.
> > > > >
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> > > > Asst. Data Manager
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Asst. Data Manager
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
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