Re: [PHP-DB] Newbie file reading into MySQL
On Monday 07 July 2003 07:44, Kim Kohen wrote: Just one question: why are you storing text files containing DATA into a DB? Why not just store the data in the DB and do away with the text files? Thanks for the reply. I can see now my original wording was a bit unclear. I am, in fact, storing the data only - the text file is just the 'conduit' to get data from InDesign into PHP. InDesign will generate the text file - PHP reads in the data from the file (and than deletes the text file) - MySQL stores it - PHP will report on it. It's just a matter of how to format the file from InDesign. The two options would be line by line eg: Kim Page 8 Sunday, 6 July 2003 8:08:46 PM Ad number 1234-t32 Ad placed on page I'm figuring this way I'd have to use fgets() and go line by line and do 5 separate INSERTs or I could have it as some kind of list eg: Kim, Page 8, Sunday, 6 July 2003 8:08:46 PM, Ad number 1234-t32, Ad placed on page If I do this and get the list into an array, can I have an INSERT statement along the lines of INSERT INTO test (column1, column2, column3, column4, column5) VALUES ($myarray) or do I have to parse the array into individual values before INSERTing? You can't pass the array directly like that. Logically I'd see one INSERT statement being better than five - I'm just not sure how to handle the INSERT from an array. You have to address each element of the array explicitly: INSERT INTO test (column1, column2, column3, column4, column5) VALUES ($myarray[0], $myarray[1], ...) -or- (depending on how you constructed your array: INSERT INTO test (column1, column2, column3, column4, column5) VALUES ($myarray['column1'], $myarray['column2'], ...) You may want to investigate whether formatting the file into something that can be read by fgetcsv() or parse_ini_file() would make things easier. -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db -- /* If people drank ink instead of Schlitz, they'd be better off. -- Edward E. Hippensteel [What brand of ink? Ed.] */ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] Newbie file reading into MySQL
On Sunday 06 July 2003 19:04, Kim Kohen wrote: [snip] I'm trying to build a PHP/MySQL workflow tracking system in which each movement of an InDesign file generates a text file which contains the tracking data I want to move into the (MySQL) db. It will contain the operators name, a timestamp and a status (incomplete, pending, complete etc) [snip] Just one question: why are you storing text files containing DATA into a DB? Why not just store the data in the DB and do away with the text files? -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db -- /* If you improve or tinker with something long enough, eventually it will break or malfunction -- Murphy's In Laws n8 */ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] Newbie file reading into MySQL
G'day Jason Just one question: why are you storing text files containing DATA into a DB? Why not just store the data in the DB and do away with the text files? Thanks for the reply. I can see now my original wording was a bit unclear. I am, in fact, storing the data only - the text file is just the 'conduit' to get data from InDesign into PHP. InDesign will generate the text file - PHP reads in the data from the file (and than deletes the text file) - MySQL stores it - PHP will report on it. It's just a matter of how to format the file from InDesign. The two options would be line by line eg: Kim Page 8 Sunday, 6 July 2003 8:08:46 PM Ad number 1234-t32 Ad placed on page I'm figuring this way I'd have to use fgets() and go line by line and do 5 separate INSERTs or I could have it as some kind of list eg: Kim, Page 8, Sunday, 6 July 2003 8:08:46 PM, Ad number 1234-t32, Ad placed on page If I do this and get the list into an array, can I have an INSERT statement along the lines of INSERT INTO test (column1, column2, column3, column4, column5) VALUES ($myarray) or do I have to parse the array into individual values before INSERTing? Logically I'd see one INSERT statement being better than five - I'm just not sure how to handle the INSERT from an array. Cheers and thanks kim -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
