[FX.php List] Saving/Exporting records from search results

[Bob Patin]

That's what I was suggesting... loop thru found set, create a new  
record with the key field in it for each of your found records.

Then, lookups populate the fields as each record is created...

BP


On Jan 26, 2008, at 4:22 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> I am totally not getting it on this one.
>
> A query is performed in php: $search
> A set of records is returned in php: $searchResult
> Target DB in FMP is called "recipients.fp7.
>
> So far, I am looping thru #searchResult  with new instance FMNew to  
> create new record with key field.
>
> This is working...but takes a lot of time to generate 1500  
> individual queries to create the record.
>
> Is this different than your suggestion?
>
> J
>
>
>
>
>
> At 4:04 PM -0600 1/26/08, Bob Patin wrote:
>> Jonathan,
>>
>> I'd probably use a relationship to populate a new record:
>>
>> loop thru the found set, creating a new record with just the keyID  
>> from the first record. Do a lookup to populate the rest of the  
>> fields...
>>
>> So new record gets the keyID field value from table 1, table 2 uses  
>> that keyID value to lookup the values for all the other fields.
>>
>> Bob Patin
>> Longterm Solutions
>> bob at longtermsolutions.com
>> 615-333-6858
>> http://www.longtermsolutions.com
>> Member of FileMaker Business Alliance and FileMaker TechNet
>>
>>  CONTACT US VIA INSTANT MESSAGING:
>>     AIM or iChat: longterm1954
>>     Yahoo: longterm_solutions
>>     MSN: tech at longtermsolutions.com
>>     ICQ: 159333060
>>
>> --------------------------
>> Contact us for FileMaker hosting and programming for all versions  
>> of FileMaker
>> PHP * CDML * Full email services * Free DNS hosting * Colocation *  
>> Consulting
>>
>> On Jan 26, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> This is a scaled-down repeat of a post from earlier this week.  I  
>>> didn't get any replies to that post, and I'm still seeking a  
>>> solution.
>>>
>>> In short, I need to be able to export the records from a user- 
>>> generated query into a second table. I have tried 2 methods. One  
>>> is slow. The other doesn't work.
>>>
>>> #1: Run a php script to loop through each record with FMNew. It  
>>> took over a minute to generate 1200 records and pegs the meter.  
>>> This is with the fields reduced to just the record ID.
>>>
>>> #2: Run a script to have FMP export the records and then import  
>>> into the second db.  I now realize that this won't work because  
>>> neither Export or Import are Web Compatible.
>>>
>>> So I'm back to #1... or another method I haven't thought of yet.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Schwartz
>>> Exit 445 Group
>>> jonathan at exit445.com
>>> http://www.exit445.com
>>> 415-381-1852
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> FX.php_List mailing list
>>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
>>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> FX.php_List mailing list
>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>
>
> -- 
> Jonathan Schwartz
> Exit 445 Group
> jonathan at exit445.com
> http://www.exit445.com
> 415-381-1852
> _______________________________________________
> FX.php_List mailing list
> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list