[nospam] [thelist] Dreamweaver MX, .csv files, databases et errata

herryxie herryxie at byecity.com
Sat Sep 14 11:24:07 CDT 2002


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From: 王 海卓 <whz0821 at hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [nospam] [thelist] Dreamweaver MX, .csv files, databases et errata


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> >From: "Chris Cothrun" <cothrun at ix.netcom.com>
> >Reply-To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> >To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> >Subject: Re: [nospam] [thelist] Dreamweaver MX, .csv files, databases et
> errata
> >Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 23:19:22 -0700
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> >On 9 Sep 2002 , <unruly mongrel <thelist at lists.evolt.org>>
> >wrote:
> >...snip...
> > > 1.  Do I really have to learn all those new languages &
> > > programs? (I want to, but again, this is a "right now" job)
> >
> >Probably not.
> >
> > > 2.
> > >  Can anyone point me in the right direction on HOW to get form
> > > data to convert into .csv files (i've been searching and can't
> > > find documentation anywhere online)?
> >
> >The most common solution I've seen is Matt's Formmail script
> >that emails the form fields to someone (note you should use
> >the secure version found at http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/
> >as Matt's version is susceptible to spam attacks). In your
> >situation I might start by trying to modify the Formmail
> >script to append the submitted values to a .csv file, this
> >should be incredibly easy to do if you have the least bit of
> >familiarity with perl.
> >
> >Even better, I always figure that someone has already done
> >what I'm trying to do and in this case, they have. A search
> >on freshmeat.net shows a shareware script
> >(http://www.inshift.com/csvMail.html) that  appeats to do
> >what you want. A search at hotscripts.com finds a free
> >(http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/9437.html) script
> >(http://www.mycgiscripts.com/csvman.html) that might work.
> >
> >I'm assuming you're looking for a Perl solution, there are
> >probably PHP and ASP solutions as well as something for most
> >other server technologies out there.
> >
> > > 3.  At what point does
> > > having a SQL-type database, intranet system become worthwhile,
> > > instead of handling everything via paper trail, cgi/Perl and
> > > Excel, and dichotomous, conflicting records?  I don't want to
> > > push these people into advanced training and technology if
> > > they don't need it.
> >
> >In your case, depends on the volume of form submitions and
> >how much computing can/has to be done on the data. And you've
> >already mentioned the human factor, some people would jump
> >all over a hugely automated system, others would be happiest
> >if they recieved a fax with each form submission. It sounds
> >like you're somewhere in between.
> >
> > > Forgive my ignorance, for those more knowledgeable.  I bow in
> > > humble awestruckness before your hardcore coding abilities.
> >In my case, simple searching capabilities :)
> >
> >HTH
> >Chris
> >
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