Re: using WC to create a DB online

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 34675
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texte = If new.db always has this structure (two fields named name and email) you can always keep a template db that is TAB DELIMITED with the field names already in it anywhere on your server, then copy it to where it should live [COPYFILE from=FromFile&to=ToFile]Then append values to it. [append db=new.db]name=myName&email=myEmail[/append] r someone to create > a new database on my > server via their web browser using WebCat 3.0 > commands (Mac/WebStar > server). My approach can be illustrated using the > following simplified > example. My intent in this example is to create a > new database called > new.db with the field names name and email and > then create a record > whose values were myName and myEmail. I was > hoping that WebCat would > open the new file, convert it to tab-delimited > format and add the record. > Here's the code: > > [writefile file=new.db]name,email[/writefile] > [waitforfile file=new.db]] > [append > db=new.db]name=myName&email=myEmail[/append] > [/waitforfile] > > Any suggestions for what I'm doing wrong or maybe a > better approach? I > suspect that the fields are not being seen as > database fields. > > Thanks, > > Brian Wachter > Stoneport Technologies, LLC > (207) 772-3826 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are > subscribed to > the mailing list > . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: using WC to create a DB online (Brian Wachter 2000)
  2. Re: using WC to create a DB online (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  3. Re: using WC to create a DB online (WebDNA Support 2000)
  4. Re: using WC to create a DB online (John Butler 2000)
  5. Re: using WC to create a DB online (Jeff Grady 2000)
  6. Re: using WC to create a DB online (Brian Boegershausen 2000)
  7. using WC to create a DB online (Brian Wachter 2000)
If new.db always has this structure (two fields named name and email) you can always keep a template db that is TAB DELIMITED with the field names already in it anywhere on your server, then copy it to where it should live [COPYFILE from=FromFile&to=ToFile]Then append values to it. [append db=new.db]name=myName&email=myEmail[/append] r someone to create > a new database on my > server via their web browser using WebCat 3.0 > commands (Mac/WebStar > server). My approach can be illustrated using the > following simplified > example. My intent in this example is to create a > new database called > new.db with the field names name and email and > then create a record > whose values were myName and myEmail. I was > hoping that WebCat would > open the new file, convert it to tab-delimited > format and add the record. > Here's the code: > > [writefile file=new.db]name,email[/writefile] > [waitforfile file=new.db]] > [append > db=new.db]name=myName&email=myEmail[/append] > [/waitforfile] > > Any suggestions for what I'm doing wrong or maybe a > better approach? I > suspect that the fields are not being seen as > database fields. > > Thanks, > > Brian Wachter > Stoneport Technologies, LLC > (207) 772-3826 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are > subscribed to > the mailing list > . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Jeff Grady

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