Re: PHP should know my data!

auto-populate data, as in putting in mock data depending on column type? or transferring data from another data source. If the former, you can look at 3rd party sources (I think I saw one from winSQL), if the latter you can convert any data source to a (tab, comma, etc.) delimeted file which you can load into MySQL through your own PHP script or I'm sure there is some php script out there that loads in CVS files. "John Manko" <xerid@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:3F2057DC.2030703@adelphia.net... > I just wrote a web app, but I'm completely disgusted with PHP. The > application works great, but PHP is not smart enough to know what data > belongs in my database. Really, I have to enter the stuff in myself. I > spent 2 long days writing this (sweating and crying), and you mean to > tell me that it doesn't auto-populate my database information? Come on, > people! Data entry is the thing of the past! Maybe I'll convert my > codebase to COBOL or something. At least, it has proven experience with > user data! Sometimes I wonder how long this "innovative" technology > will last when there are incompetent languages like PHP, Perl, and > Java. Color me disappointed. > > John Manko > IT Professional > >