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Hi there, I'm new to php and i have trouble exporting data from Excel to MySql. There are available software application in the market that is able to do this but i would like to try it by coding in PHP. I know that i need to export the data to a csv file first before i put it in MySql. However i absolutely no idea where and how to start. Are there any kind soul to guide me along or are there any available sample coding for me to reference?

[!--quoteo(post=349789:date=Feb 27 2006, 05:59 PM:name=ToonMariner)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(ToonMariner @ Feb 27 2006, 05:59 PM) [snapback]349789[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] Why can't you let the database do its stuff and just store the information. Do the sorting via any query to retrieve the data. It seems a very unuseful situation to have to sort the database all the time when as far as it is concerned it cares not a jot where things are!!! [/quote] Hmmm, i'm doing an application to know the position of the runner base on the timing inserted. That's y i need to know where is the row inserted

I have a problem: I have inserted a row into the database. And now i have them organise in asc order to my preference. Now i would like to retrieve the position of that row that i inserted a while ago. E.g. There are 100 records, the row that i inserted is in the no.69 position after i order them in asc order. How am i able to code it to know that the row is in that position? Note: using autonumber (id) is out of the question because i have asc them in a way that whenever there is a new record insert, the position will change.