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    Posted: 01 July 2004 at 9:01am

There's a website I want to build is a Personal website anyway it was hosted at Free Server that support Asp ext. Since they are not supporting .mdb ext I wanted to use a text file for it.

But now i don't konw how to connect to a text file am using as my database and how do I arrange the colums  and the rows with it names in a text file?.

Plz help.
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You might want to look into XML
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Thanks

But I don't Know any thing about XML.

Help me tell to do it I need it seriouly.
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You could start with this http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp
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The most popular tutorial about text files used as substitute for a db is  this one. You could find several other here. Also, you may want to read this.

The only problem with text files against xml is server resource. XML are lighter while the fileObject is more resource consuming. But for a small site, text files are OK.

After zou get it, you'll realize that it is a very good substitute for a db (small sites only). After a certain level you should go for a real db.


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How dose text Data base look like.

Cos I want to add new record to text database also login page and I don't to do that.

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Also I want to how the  text file database format. Like if you want add a MemberName to a Name column and Member ID to ID column etc.

Plz, I need to this clearly am new this text file database.
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You will find Text files very complicated and resource consuming for that. Simpley because you have to parse, insert update etc. the text file. Which is quite hard. You will also find ID fields resource consuming.

Your best off sticking with a known format like XML
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