Can I translate static pages to dynamic?

[RikPierce]

I constructed and maintain a local theatrical website that has several hundred
members. Each member has a static page that is similar in form but not exact as
they have all been created by hand over the years. I would LOVE to transform
this site (or at least this part of the site) into a dynamic database driven
piece. Are there tricks to implement this change? Or do I need to start all
over? What I'll need is a database that has NAME - PICTURE - BIO. Then also
included needs to be a table that has DATE - PRODUCTIONNAME - ROLL. The table
will have as many rows as the member has been included in the production. All
this info exists now in static form in folders labled MEMBERS/NAME. Can I
somehow read the data from these files into a database? Any help is getting
such a project off the ground, gratefully listened to.

[SledgeWomble]

The quick, dirty, simple solution I have used in the past is to save html
files as txt files, strip out non text related content e.g. meta tags, scripts
etc. You could then import this file into Excel using the <P> tags as the
delimiting characters (or use a find and replace on the <P> and insert a
punctation character. You could then export the text into a database. Once
you have got the process working you can automate it using Macros / VBA.

Really sorry to recommend using a MS product to solve this problem - but its
the process I used many moons ago so I know it works.