p80 wrote: > On Sunday 12 December 2004 05:15 pm, Jason Wong wrote: >> On Sunday 12 December 2004 22:33, p80 wrote: >> > > eg do you want to only make available >> > > specific pre-defined bits of data to client websites, >> > >> > yes this is how I'd like to proceed >> >> OK, if there are only a limited number of these "pre-defined bits of >> data" >> then the easiest way is probably just output it as plain text (you don't >> say what kind of data you're sharing) in an easy to parse format (CSV, >> XML, >> whatever you're comfortable with). > and in case i need it what if it's not "pre-defined bits of data", how > shoud > it be handle? That's an open-ended question. If you can limit yourself to specific data-types in MySQL, PHP, and in the recipient/sending web-sites, you can build a fairly simple system where your XML includes the data-type of the information being sent, and you can use type information available from MySQL and PHP to send what you want. But there are more and more complexities as you add more and more types of data: int float text are simple enough, but then you go with char() and varchar() and throw in BLOB and ... If you want to support *ALL* data types, you've got a major project on your hands, though, especially as you'll find that converting data into and out of XML will make some things a lot more complex than they seem at first glance. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
