need help writing database entires to file

[NotGiven]

I have used dreamweaver to do a lot of php "programming" but now I need to
write a real php function.

I have a hosted mysql database that I need to export to MS Access. I can't
use myODBC to do it because hosting company denies access to db port. I
looked at other ways to dump the data but the escaped characters always
threw the import off. There probably a way to do using MySQLDUMP command.
HOwever, I remember a long time ago I wrote some code to read raw data into
lotus notes and figured there is probably a way to write out the data using
whatever field & record terminators I choose.

Keeping in mind the end goal is to write on e that is friendly to import
into MS Access, does anyone have an idea of how to use PHP to write a mysql
db out to a *.txt file formatted for easy import to MS Access?

If not, does anyone know how to write a mysql db out to a file?

Many thanks!

[Phlarmf]

"NotGiven" <noname@nonegiven.net> wrote in message
news:vI%jb.11129$h47.6101@bignews4.bellsouth.net.. .

> I have used dreamweaver to do a lot of php "programming" but now I need to
> write a real php function.
>
> I have a hosted mysql database that I need to export to MS Access. I

can't

> use myODBC to do it because hosting company denies access to db port. I
> looked at other ways to dump the data but the escaped characters always
> threw the import off. There probably a way to do using MySQLDUMP command.
> HOwever, I remember a long time ago I wrote some code to read raw data

into

> lotus notes and figured there is probably a way to write out the data

using

> whatever field & record terminators I choose.
>
> Keeping in mind the end goal is to write on e that is friendly to import
> into MS Access, does anyone have an idea of how to use PHP to write a

mysql

> db out to a *.txt file formatted for easy import to MS Access?
>
> If not, does anyone know how to write a mysql db out to a file?
>
> Many thanks!
>

You can create custom deliniated text files with mysql with


SELECT INTO OUTFILE '/path/to/file/to/create.txt'
FIELDS
TERMINATED BY '\t'
ENCLOSED BY ''
ESCAPED by '\\'
LINES
STARTING BY ''
TERMINATED BY '\n'
FROM ....(where, group by, having, etc)


The values given are the defaults if you don't specify them. Make sure MySQL
has write permissions on '/path/to/file/to/'.

[NotGiven]

Many thanks. I'll give it a try!

"Phlarmf" <no@email.com> wrote in message
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>
> "NotGiven" <noname@nonegiven.net> wrote in message
> news:vI%jb.11129$h47.6101@bignews4.bellsouth.net.. .

> > I have used dreamweaver to do a lot of php "programming" but now I need

to

> > write a real php function.
> >
> > I have a hosted mysql database that I need to export to MS Access. I

> can't

> > use myODBC to do it because hosting company denies access to db port. I
> > looked at other ways to dump the data but the escaped characters always
> > threw the import off. There probably a way to do using MySQLDUMP

command.

> > HOwever, I remember a long time ago I wrote some code to read raw data

> into

> > lotus notes and figured there is probably a way to write out the data

> using

> > whatever field & record terminators I choose.
> >
> > Keeping in mind the end goal is to write on e that is friendly to import
> > into MS Access, does anyone have an idea of how to use PHP to write a

> mysql

> > db out to a *.txt file formatted for easy import to MS Access?
> >
> > If not, does anyone know how to write a mysql db out to a file?
> >
> > Many thanks!
> >

>
>
> You can create custom deliniated text files with mysql with
>
>
> SELECT INTO OUTFILE '/path/to/file/to/create.txt'
> FIELDS
> TERMINATED BY '\t'
> ENCLOSED BY ''
> ESCAPED by '\\'
> LINES
> STARTING BY ''
> TERMINATED BY '\n'
> FROM ....(where, group by, having, etc)
>
>
> The values given are the defaults if you don't specify them. Make sure

MySQL

> has write permissions on '/path/to/file/to/'.
>
>