Re: question... no field names?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Ben,It took me a while at first to figure this one out, but once I did, boy did it make my life easier -- I have one client in particular that micromanages his sites down to the field names in the .db's and he loves to change things mid-stream...thank god for .hdr files! :)-DanOn Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:30:18 Ben Swihart
wrote: >Thank you! > >I just started using tab because the file is a >tab-delimited file. In >any case, I have always been confused why the files are >called .db when >they are just flat tables, not real databases. > >- Ben > >-----Original Message----- >From: WebCatalog Talk >[mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf >Of ROBERT MCPEAK >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 1:59 PM >To: WebCatalog Talk >Subject: Re: question... no field names? > > >Yes. Your search syntax would be the same as usual. > (I'm not sure why >you're using tab and not the default db. > >See File Formats in the HTML docs for explanation of >.hdr. > > > >>>> ben@gotricities.net 08/21/02 01:58PM >>> >So... if there if I have a file, called myDatabase.tab : > >1 foo bar >2 bob ferd > >And I have another file called myDatabase.hdr: > >ID SOMETHING SOMETHING_ELSE > >What would by search look like? Can I just write [search >db=myDatabase.tab&geIDdata=[blank]] and it will work? > Is there >documentation on this subject - I don't recall reading >about this in >the >manual? > >- Ben > >-----Original Message----- >From: WebCatalog Talk >[mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On >Behalf >Of Donovan >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:51 AM >To: WebCatalog Talk >Subject: Re: question... no field names? > > >Ben, these databases use database.hdr files for the >filenames. > >Donovan > >Ben Swihart wrote: > >> As I've been poking around in webDNA files, I ran across >>a .db that >didn't >> have a row of field names on the first line. In fact, >>I've >encountered >this >> in several instances. Can someone explain to me how you >>query such >a >table >> and why it's useful? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Ben M. Swihart >> Web Designer, SysAdmin : The GoTriCities Network > >-- > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ><><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/------------------------------------------- http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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Ben,It took me a while at first to figure this one out, but once I did, boy did it make my life easier -- I have one client in particular that micromanages his sites down to the field names in the .db's and he loves to change things mid-stream...thank god for .hdr files! :)-DanOn Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:30:18 Ben Swihart wrote: >Thank you! > >I just started using tab because the file is a >tab-delimited file. In >any case, I have always been confused why the files are >called .db when >they are just flat tables, not real databases. > >- Ben > >-----Original Message----- >From: WebCatalog Talk >[mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf >Of ROBERT MCPEAK >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 1:59 PM >To: WebCatalog Talk >Subject: Re: question... no field names? > > >Yes. Your search syntax would be the same as usual. > (I'm not sure why >you're using tab and not the default db. > >See File Formats in the HTML docs for explanation of >.hdr. > > > >>>> ben@gotricities.net 08/21/02 01:58PM >>> >So... if there if I have a file, called myDatabase.tab : > >1 foo bar >2 bob ferd > >And I have another file called myDatabase.hdr: > >ID SOMETHING SOMETHING_ELSE > >What would by search look like? Can I just write [search >db=myDatabase.tab&geIDdata=[blank]] and it will work? > Is there >documentation on this subject - I don't recall reading >about this in >the >manual? > >- Ben > >-----Original Message----- >From: WebCatalog Talk >[mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On >Behalf >Of Donovan >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:51 AM >To: WebCatalog Talk >Subject: Re: question... no field names? > > >Ben, these databases use database.hdr files for the >filenames. > >Donovan > >Ben Swihart wrote: > >> As I've been poking around in webDNA files, I ran across >>a .db that >didn't >> have a row of field names on the first line. In fact, >>I've >encountered >this >> in several instances. Can someone explain to me how you >>query such >a >table >> and why it's useful? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Ben M. Swihart >> Web Designer, SysAdmin : The GoTriCities Network > >-- > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ><><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/------------------------------------------- http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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