I'd like to reconstitute a years-defunct wiki I used to collaborate on. I've contacted the principals, & our searches for the database backup have come up empty so far. Without having the original database, the simplest path appears to be taking the html & transforming it into, say, an sql dump. So - how do I do that? Are there any MediaWiki, database, or Perl trails to follow?
posted by Pronoiac
on Aug 6, 2008 -
10 answers
How do I best store information about transactions with contacts and companies in an Access 2003 database?
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posted by canine epigram
on Jul 24, 2008 -
4 answers
What's the easiest way to merge data from multiple Excel worksheets into one big worksheet
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posted by ewiar
on Jul 21, 2008 -
2 answers
I need help picking out an inexpensive Mac-based (or web-based!) database to maintain a 2,000-person POSTAL mailing list / membership database for a small academic non-profit.
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posted by luriete
on Jul 18, 2008 -
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I have binders full of paper phone logs. I want to move them to some electronic format. What to use?
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posted by slow graffiti
on Jul 7, 2008 -
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I'm looking for some help with a math equation / algorithm I'm trying to create. I'm a programmer by trade and not very good at math so I'd like some help with this or perhaps a site where I could pay someone to come up with the equation I'm looking for. I considered rentacoder or elance however I'd be concerned if the companies there had the proper math knowledge. A lot of claims get made on those sites that turn out to be false.
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posted by JohnGL
on Jul 3, 2008 -
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Access 2003: I have this database that is truly awesome along with some equally awesome queries. Co-workers have recognized this awesomeness and want to start running their own queries but know nothing of Access. Is there a user-friendly option?
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posted by Smarson
on Jul 1, 2008 -
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I'm having some trouble recreating a Drupal site on my local machine for testing/sandbox purposes. The mysql databases are the biggest stumbling block at the moment - very basic, beginner advice is probably needed.
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posted by Banky_Edwards
on Jun 27, 2008 -
7 answers
(The Secret Policeman's Other Database) - Do the police ever keep a database of traffic warnings they've given out?
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posted by coffeefilter
on Jun 17, 2008 -
9 answers
Need recommendations for tools (e.g. Crystal Reports) to build reports from a MySQL database. Should be easy enough for a non-programmer to use. What are the pro's and con's of the tool(s)?
posted by gaharrington
on Jun 5, 2008 -
3 answers
I want to start a log of films I see, to include director, lead actors, genre, date viewed, etc, and my own review of the flick. This is for my own use only. Can anyone offer a recommendation for software to use/how to set it up in something standard like Excel so that I can search on any category but still have somewhat extensive space for my eloquent prose? Might also extend its use to books and music. I'm a mac user.
Thanks!
posted by GrowBD
on Jun 2, 2008 -
13 answers
I need to import a database into MS SQL but I do not want to end up with a transaction log as large as the database. What's the best way to do the import?
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posted by odinsdream
on May 29, 2008 -
4 answers
I've had what I think is a decent idea for a website. Rather than asking someone to "punch it up" in their "spare time" I'd like to learn to do it myself. I know a bit about html and took a turbo pascal class 11 years ago. Since then it's been all humanities, social science, and law. What do I need to learn and what, in your experience, are the best books/web sites to learn from?
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posted by the christopher hundreds
on May 22, 2008 -
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What books / reference materials / training resources for Access 2003 can you recommend for a n00b?
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posted by protorp
on May 14, 2008 -
3 answers
Which version of PHP should I start to learn, and how? I know HTML and CSS, and intend to build with Drupal (or similar) and its many extensions.
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posted by prophetsearcher
on May 4, 2008 -
12 answers
MySQL sorting issue. When I have "first name" and "last name" columns, and I'm sorting primarily by "last name." Some entries have only a "first name," and rather than have those end up at either the start or end of the sort, I'd like it to pretend the "first name" IS the "last name" and sort accordingly. Is there a way to do this with the SQL SELECT statement or should I just edit the data?
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posted by dnash
on May 2, 2008 -
8 answers
Do any of you have any knowledge/experience with public-files.com? I have been using publicdata.com but public-files.com is a lot cheaper and seems to offer more information. I googled public-files.com but didn't get anything more than links advertising it but no opinions or users of their service.
posted by GlowWyrm
on Apr 24, 2008 -
2 answers
I work on the production team for a long-running public radio program. We have a massive archive of shows in digital format (MP3 and AIFF) which we need to collate into a powerful and highly flexible database - something like iTunes, but much more advanced. Does a program exist to do this?
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posted by mykescipark
on Apr 23, 2008 -
5 answers
Do we know of a web service where I can feed a song title and artist in the front, and get one single canonical answer to the question of when it was first released?
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posted by genghis
on Apr 16, 2008 -
6 answers
Is there a website that categorizes songs by mood or subject? Searching iTunes for title words and hoping the title then corresponds to the lyrics/mood doesn't always give the best results.
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posted by melodykramer
on Apr 8, 2008 -
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Computer Jobs filter: My friend recently graduated with a BS in Information Systems (after a long hiatus away from school). He has pre-college experience in database architecture using MS Access, but his other skills (MySQL, pHp) are learned on his own. He wants to find a job as a DBA or a web developer, but doesn't have the 3+ years of professional experience everyone wants. Even if he's able to learn Oracle, Python, Ruby, etc. on his own, how can he prove he knows them without resume experience to back him up?
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posted by cereselle
on Apr 8, 2008 -
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Maddening database question- Why are hierarchical/tree databases (seemingly) unavailable to me? Structures of structures of structures.
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posted by gjc
on Apr 1, 2008 -
8 answers
You know those "Best of" surveys that run in most alt weeklies? We've done online versions of them and its always been problematic, so we're looknig for better suggestions on how to do it.
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posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Apr 1, 2008 -
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My mother-in-law is a horse breeder and wants to create a web site that shows the lineage of a particular breed of horses. She has some of the data in a Filemaker 5.5 database, but needs to expand it greatly and put it online. How can we go about doing this, and/or hiring someone to do it?
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posted by procrastination
on Mar 26, 2008 -
3 answers
How to get a relational database on a mobile device, and query it using J2ME?
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posted by ajp
on Mar 23, 2008 -
5 answers
I'm planning on starting a database freelancing business. I understand a lot of people prefer Microsoft Access or FileMaker. With the current evolving trend of applications going on the web and add to that my somewhat good experience with PHP, HTML, Javascript and CSS I'm seeking a cross platform efficient application environment. This is why I believe Access and FileMaker are not an option, I'm also more experienced with high level languages than I am with Access or FileMaker.
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posted by mrbloo
on Mar 13, 2008 -
11 answers
What is the best way to work databases like we does with version control (Subversion or CVS) for the source files?
I was researching but probably I'm not using the right words or there's some special way to work.
posted by Leech
on Mar 12, 2008 -
19 answers
How can I mail-merge data from MS Access to Word from two different database tables?
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posted by ctmf
on Mar 5, 2008 -
6 answers
At work, I'm being asked to maintain an older Access 2003 database. The database sits on a network drive, but it requires that network drive to be mapped to Y:/. This is a problem because all of the users have it mapped to different drives. How can I get it to stop referencing a specific drive letter?
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posted by logic vs love
on Mar 3, 2008 -
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I'd like to find an application that would help two assistants keep track of incoming phone calls (and their status) for a small office of 10 employees, without having to commit to an expensive database solution like Filemaker.
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posted by phaedon
on Feb 25, 2008 -
7 answers
SQL Filter: What query can I use to count the number of times a word appears in a text field?
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posted by Wild_Eep
on Feb 21, 2008 -
6 answers
Does anyone know of any online (or otherwise electronic) databases for every make/model of automobile every produced worldwide? This can be broken up into several separate databases, so if you know of a resource for German, Japanese, American (etc.) cars, that would help too!...
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posted by Detuned Radio
on Feb 21, 2008 -
5 answers
I'm undertaking a personal web development and database building project, but I don't do web development or database building. Please help me assess the best options to have someone else do the work for me. I think the stuff I want is fairly easy, but please tell me what you think.
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posted by mtstover
on Feb 19, 2008 -
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I need to code a form to gather contact information from visitors to my website, and I'm looking for alternatives to mySQL.
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posted by fvox13
on Feb 18, 2008 -
10 answers
I'm looking for a way to organize a list of members of my neighborhood association, preferably something web-based, but that doesn't require the actual members to log in.
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posted by epersonae
on Feb 11, 2008 -
5 answers
What is a simple straight forward way to gather gps data, and sync it with my digital camera/ Digital recorder? And possibly create a GIS database out of it?
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posted by mrgreyisyelling
on Feb 9, 2008 -
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