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Re: Databases From Melanie at Go For Your Dreams on 31 May '00 replying to Databases posted by Trevor Mitchell The easiest way to do web/database integration is to use the programming language PHP (http://www.php.net) with the database mySQL (http://www.mysql.com). PHP is free and open-source, mySQL is also open-source and free to most users. Addr.com provides hosting for PHP and mySQL for $15/month, that's the cheapest I could find for those features. But with this approach you still won't be able to use it with your WordPerfect. To do that, you'd need to put your data in some desktop database, like MS Access. For that, the cheapest option is to use the programming language ASP... you would need an NT hosting account that allows ASP and MS Access datasources. >I have a site with a form where surfers fill in their name / address details and hit SUBMIT to request a free catalogue by SNAIL Mail. I receive each of these requests by email and have to open each one individually and past the details into a merge letter in Wordperfect. All very time consuming. > >Someone has mentioned this can be automated so when the surfer hits the SUBMIT button their details from the form go into a DATABASE and I retrieve the information from this and have it linked to my Wordperfect as a Merge File. > >How do I set this up ? > >Thank You. > >Trevor

Re: Databases - David - 31/05/00

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>The easiest way to do web/database integration is to use the programming language PHP (http://www.php.net) >with the database mySQL (http://www.mysql.com). PHP is free and open-source, >mySQL is also open-source and free to most users. > >Addr.com provides hosting for PHP and mySQL for $15/month, that's the >cheapest I could find for those features. > >But with this approach you still won't be able to use it with your >WordPerfect. To do that, you'd need to put your data in some desktop database, >like MS Access. For that, the cheapest option is to use the programming >language ASP... you would need an NT hosting account that allows ASP >and MS Access datasources. > >>I have a site with a form where surfers fill in their name / address details and hit SUBMIT to request a free catalogue by SNAIL Mail. I receive each of these requests by email and have to open each one individually and past the details into a merge letter in Wordperfect. All very time consuming. >> >>Someone has mentioned this can be automated so when the surfer hits the SUBMIT button their details from the form go into a DATABASE and I retrieve the information from this and have it linked to my Wordperfect as a Merge File. >> >>How do I set this up ? >> >>Thank You. >> >>Trevor