[KLUG Members] Re: Members digest, Vol 1 #563 - 12 msgs

[Mike Slack]

randy perry (randallp@domain-logic.com) wrote:
> Mike Slack wrote:
> > 
> > Why not just use Perl with DBI and skip PHP altogether?  Do you just
> <whisper>I don't know perl</whisper>

Well, you now have an opportunity to learn ;^)
Seriously, it's probably not worth learning Perl just to do this; it
would be a lot more economical just to pay someone to do it.  However, 
if you are likely to come across this kind of problem again, it might 
be worth learning a little.  It looks like Justin did about 80-90% of 
the work for you already.  I'm sure there are several folks here who 
would help you debug if you run into problems.

Mike


> > need to get this stuff in a (MySQL) database?  A good Perl coder could 
> > parse one of these files and insert into database table(s) in an hour
> > or so.
> > 
> > What do you mean by "format the text and precede it with ..."?  Do
> Rushed Typo, I meant, and proceed to use it in a MySQL insert or update
> statement.
> 
> > you need to have some intermediate files of some sort?
> nope.  I haven't even written up data definitions or drawn up a DFD. 
> Anything is an option at this point, EXCEPT the original data format.
> 
> Randall Perry
> <a href="http://domain-logic.com">Learn Linux in Indiana</a>
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