CSV file-based address book code snippet?

[Fred]

Hi,

Since I'm a PHP newbie and the only address book apps I found
through Google require MySQL or PostgreSQL, I figured I'd ask if
someone has come code handy.

I'd just like to keep a list of addresses in a CSV file (ie. columns
last name, first name, e-mail, office #, etc.) so as to ease backing
up, and read/update this list from a PHP script.

I guess it's pretty much just a loop to read + parse, and a form to
update, but if someone has the code handy, I'm interested :-)

Thanks for any tip
Fred.

[Geoff Berrow]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

I noticed that Message-ID: <qa0fg0lkil9g0m evn55ge36cjbhfn 5ng9s@4ax.com>
from Fred contained the following:
[color=blue]
> Since I'm a PHP newbie and the only address book apps I found
>through Google require MySQL or PostgreSQL, I figured I'd ask if
>someone has come code handy.
>
>I'd just like to keep a list of addresses in a CSV file (ie. columns
>last name, first name, e-mail, office #, etc.) so as to ease backing
>up, and read/update this list from a PHP script.[/color]

This is what databases are good at, that's why people use them. Do you
not have one available?
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[Fred]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:25:21 +0100, Geoff Berrow
<blthecat@ckdog .co.uk> wrote:[color=blue]
>This is what databases are good at, that's why people use them. Do you
>not have one available?[/color]

Thx, but I'd rather use a flat file instead for easier update and
backup. Since I didn't find some basic coden I ended up writing the
thing in VB and a grid object.

Cheers
Fred.

[Geoff Berrow]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

I noticed that Message-ID: <kauhg0dbpkq353 v48040e5dgcglka ibgq1@4ax.com>
from Fred contained the following:
[color=blue][color=green]
>>This is what databases are good at, that's why people use them. Do you
>>not have one available?[/color]
>
>Thx, but I'd rather use a flat file instead for easier update and
>backup. Since I didn't find some basic coden I ended up writing the
>thing in VB and a grid object.[/color]

Oh, I'm sure that was /much/ easier...

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[Fred]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:23:25 +0100, Geoff Berrow
<blthecat@ckdog .co.uk> wrote:[color=blue]
>Oh, I'm sure that was /much/ easier...[/color]

Don't know, since I didn't find anything in PHP that didn't include
the kitchen sink :-)

Fred.

[Geoff Berrow]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

I noticed that Message-ID: <52eig0pdp928oi a43cracc17fbd6c mkofr@4ax.com>
from Fred contained the following:
[color=blue][color=green]
>>Oh, I'm sure that was /much/ easier...[/color]
>
>Don't know, since I didn't find anything in PHP that didn't include
>the kitchen sink :-)[/color]

That /is/ a problem. It's a toss up whether it's better to struggle
with a pre-written script or roll your own. For the moment I'm rolling
my own. I'm making lots of mistakes but I'm learning all the time.

That said, a simple guest book shouldn't be a problem to you.

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[Michael Austin]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

Geoff Berrow wrote:
[color=blue]
> I noticed that Message-ID: <52eig0pdp928oi a43cracc17fbd6c mkofr@4ax.com>
> from Fred contained the following:
>
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>Oh, I'm sure that was /much/ easier...[/color]
>>
>>Don't know, since I didn't find anything in PHP that didn't include
>>the kitchen sink :-)[/color]
>
>
> That /is/ a problem. It's a toss up whether it's better to struggle
> with a pre-written script or roll your own. For the moment I'm rolling
> my own. I'm making lots of mistakes but I'm learning all the time.
>
> That said, a simple guest book shouldn't be a problem to you.
>[/color]

the problem with a flat file approach is that is bascially single-user, but if
you are the only user then you are good to go...

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[Fred]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:04:05 GMT, Michael Austin
<maustin@firstd basource.com> wrote:[color=blue]
>the problem with a flat file approach is that is bascially single-user, but if
>you are the only user then you are good to go...[/color]

Right. This is just to be used on a LAN with a few hosts. I'll learn
how to do this in PHP some other time then :-)

Thx
Fred.

[Alex Hunsley]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

Fred wrote:[color=blue]
> On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:04:05 GMT, Michael Austin
> <maustin@firstd basource.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>the problem with a flat file approach is that is bascially single-user, but if
>>you are the only user then you are good to go...[/color]
>
>
> Right. This is just to be used on a LAN with a few hosts. I'll learn
> how to do this in PHP some other time then :-)
>
> Thx
> Fred.[/color]

aha, so it's not actually single user. Couldn't a few users access it at the
same time and cauuse problems (anomalies)?

[Fred]

Re: CSV file-based address book code snippet?

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:58:44 +0100, Alex Hunsley
<lard@tardis.ed .ac.molar.uk> wrote:[color=blue]
>aha, so it's not actually single user. Couldn't a few users access it at the
>same time and cauuse problems (anomalies)?[/color]

It's OK, it's just the three of us. Ideally, I'd like an UPDATE button
that would direct the user to a form to add/modifiy/delete a record. I
prefer to keep this in a flatfile because I know I can easily see the
contents and modify it with a text editor if need be.

Anyway, it's up and running as an ActiveX control, but if someone has
some code snippet to do this, I'm interested :-)

Thx
Fred.