Appending data to file2 from file1

[Lighter]

Ya'll gonna think I'm nuts because I'm trying this without the use of a true database.

I need to read data from one file (.txt or .dat) parse the data by field name and append to another file (.xls preferably, but .txt will do).

Resources: One local machine, no ASP, no PHP, no SQL --and no internet connection. :happy:


Why? Basically to see if I can do it and how (which I'm unable to so far).

 

[Zedric]

Originally posted by Lighter
Ya'll gonna think I'm nuts because I'm trying this without the use of a true database.

You're nuts!

So you're going to do this in what? Web interface? Javascript can't use files. VBScript can afaik.

 

[Lighter]

Re: Re: Appending data to file2 from file1

Originally posted by Zedric
You're nuts!

So you're going to do this in what? Web interface? Javascript can't use files. VBScript can afaik.

Yeah so I've hit a brick wall. Got more important things to tinker with at work, but I'll solve this idiotic riddle I've presented myself with.

 

[Kevin Ar18]

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[X-Istence]

install php you ph00l.

 

[swmr]

This article explains two ways of persisting data without the use of server side technology:

Add Persistence to Your XML Data Islands

 

[cozmo911]

Is this a web interface? If so, you are going to need some kind of server-side language.

If its an application on the local machine, just use C# or VB or something. You can use C++ if you like, but using COM objects in C++ is terrible.

You can just use the Jet 4.0 OleDB provider. With that you can read from comma deliminated text files, and also write a new Excel spreadsheet.

Read into it. If you need sample code, just ask. Though I will most likely give you C# (as its my preference).