Re: How can I display an entire MySQL table in Perl?

I suggest that you RUN to your nearest tech book seller and purchase DuBois' MySQL and Perl for the Web

You can get it here

It is a an excellent reference and it is easy to read _and_ you'll learn stuff you didn't know about Perl, MySQL, CGI, DBI and life.

I do not now nor have I ever worked for anyone related to this book, the publisher, or the website.
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(jeffa) 2Re: How can I display an entire MySQL table in Perl? by jeffa (Bishop) on Jan 02, 2002 at 21:59 UTC
kwoff reviewed that book quite favorably. Around the monastery, it is a good karma to link books to fatbrain.com, via the `[isbn://]` link. For example, MySQL and PERL for the Web You don't have to, of course. Looks like Bookpool is selling it for $10(US) less than Fatbrain, but Bookpool is out of stock right now ... going faster than hotcakes on the griddle! jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR F--F--F--F--F--F--F--F-- (the triplet paradiddle)	[reply] [d/l]
Re: (jeffa) 2Re: How can I display an entire MySQL table in Perl? by ellem (Hermit) on Jan 04, 2002 at 02:01 UTC
Fatbrain, huh? OK. I'll link to them but Bookpool has very good pricing. (I couldn't wait for my copy of MySQL & Perl -- I had to rush out and get it from the box they were unpacking it from at BN @ Union Square (and I spotted Winona Ryder that day too!)) -- lmoran@wtsg.com There's more than one way to do it, just don't use my way.	[reply]
Re: Re: How can I display an entire MySQL table in Perl? by Anonymous Monk on Jan 31, 2002 at 09:41 UTC
I am a very basic user of Perl and MySQl and I am having real problems in finding suitable examples of perl scripts to query a MYSQL database and output the results to a browser. Not knowing HTML does not help me much either. Is this book suitable for a beginner? , if not can you recommend anything that is. My only requirement (at the moment)is to do the following 1) Create mysql table on remote server (done) 2) Return data to browser (done but very basically, no formatting yet) 3) Have a form on the browser screen that I can query the table in some sort of free format or using lookup options for some fields, i.e distinct subject etc Any pointers to a good resource to help me out TIA John	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: How can I display an entire MySQL table in Perl? by ellem (Hermit) on Feb 01, 2002 at 06:59 UTC
If you work your @$$ off and _do_ what the book tells you to: Yes. Yes you can learn this. You're not going to pick this book up and turn to page 80 and have it handed to you. And hey be easy on yourself, you posted here, you must know _some_ HTML. -- ellem@optonline.net There's more than one way to do it, just don't use my way.	[reply]