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[chrisparr21681]

Help....
i am trying to write a sign in page for a members section on my website...have the page set up but need to be able to write the info to a text file databae...this is because the damn hosting company won't allow access or sql databases on their servers and i don't want to have to change hosts.. any help on this matter would be appreciated

 

[medic]

Why not use an MS Access (MDB) database? It's better than text file.

 

[foxbox]

"this is because the damn hosting company won't allow access or sql"

you could try to make something with plain vanila text files by using the filesystemobject and read/write files. But be modern, and go for XML. This is a good starting point:

http://www.codeproject.com/asp/xml_messageboard.asp?print=true

(maybe this too is not possible at your ISP. But when you need database driven webpage functionality: look for another ISP)


hth,
Foxbox

 

[medic]

"this is because the damn hosting company won't allow access or sql"

Oops, sorry I did not notice that.

 

[alex1312]

see if your host offering xml.

 

[Tarwn]

If the host is running a windows system then they likely won't have a choice about XML as the MSXML components are included in Windows already, so that is one possibility.

As to the Access: I'm not sure how to go about disabling it so that people can't use it, all it is is a file that you use the Jet driovers from the MDAC to connect to, which also come on thesystem in some form or another (not saying it isn't possible they have disabled it, just saying I wouldn't know how to).

-T

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