Re: SQL in XML [was PHP and DBase...]

From: Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:49:39 +0000
Subject: Re: SQL in XML [was PHP and DBase...]
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> > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'd like to connect to DBase files (.dbf) in order to do SQL requests. > > > > Do you know if it is possible ? > > > > If yes, do you have an example ? > > > > I'm working on Debian with PHP5. > > > > > > > > Thank you very much. > > > > > > > > David. > > > Blind? > > > > > > http://de.php.net/dbase > > > >OK. I should have made such a search ;-) > >So, it is possible... I'll try... > > > >But, finally, I wonder if I shouldn't use XML files instead ? > >Is it possible, directly, to make a SQL request on a XML file ? > > > >In fact, I was looking for a file format which would be modifing on > >Windows and on Linux. So, I thought about dbf. But now... > > > >Thank you very much. > > > >David. > > > David, > > If I remember correctly, there are a lot of caveats surrounding .dbf files. > If it is data you have to manage, why not use MySQL / PostgresSQl / Firebird? In fact, it is only for one table. And I'd like a simple thing. For my data, I use Oracle !!! David.

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