Well, you need to start out by breaking your job down into smaller and smaller parts. Once you get them down small enough, each one will be a simple little problem to solve. Off the bat, you might want to start with a list like this:

  1. Connect to the DB
  2. Find each of the 3000 files.
      For each file:
    1. Open the file
    2. Parse the file
    3. Insert a record
    4. Update some counter/stats
    5. Close the file

It seems like your question is really 'How do I program' more than anything. And, that's such a big topic, that in a way it's harder to answer than 'I asked FunctionX for a result and I got Y instead of Z' type question.

So, just take a deep breath, break it down into teeny-tiny parts, and post specific questions.

Good luck.

In reply to Re: Particular HTML contents to CSV or DB by pboin
in thread Particular HTML contents to CSV or DB by nicpon

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