Text File Use As Database
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Topic: Text File Use As Database
Posted By: padoxky
Subject: Text File Use As Database
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 9:01am
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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. ------------- NgWebDesigns |
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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 10:37am
| You might want to look into XML |
Posted By: padoxky
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 10:45am
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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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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 11:24am
| You could start with this http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp - http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp |
Posted By: zaboss
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 11:32am
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The most popular tutorial about text files used as substitute for a db is http://www.asp101.com/samples/textfile.asp - this one . You could find several other
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=asp+and+text+files - here . Also, you may want to read http://www.w3schools.com/asp/asp_ref_textstream.asp - 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. ------------- Cristian Banu http://www.soft4web.ro - Soft 4 web |
Posted By: padoxky
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 1:04pm
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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. Help ------------- NgWebDesigns |
Posted By: padoxky
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 1:11pm
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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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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 1:47pm
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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 |
Posted By: zaboss
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 1:59pm
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Mart is right. Text files are not fit for such a use. Mostly they are use for reading & grabing
data from them and not to write to it. This is a very resource
consuming and difficult task. I mean, you can do it, but there are
better ways. Much better. Because it's so difficult, I'm afraid nobody would have enough time to device some sample code for you. If you realy want, you have to figure yourself. ------------- Cristian Banu http://www.soft4web.ro - Soft 4 web |
Posted By: padoxky
Date Posted: 01 July 2004 at 2:03pm
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Honestly am confused all about this issue. I want to have a guestbook form on my personal site. Can you WRITE sample of XML that i will use for the guestbook form I think i will be able to do rest. Help any person! ------------- NgWebDesigns |