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Re: phpmyadmin export [message #179612 is a reply to message #179611] Tue, 13 November 2012 09:25 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
M. Strobel is currently offline  M. Strobel
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Am 13.11.2012 09:05, schrieb Michael Vilain:
> In article <gpt7n9-tii(dot)ln1(at)luuk(dot)invalid(dot)lan>, Luuk <luuk(at)invalid(dot)lan>
> wrote:
>
>> On 12-11-2012 08:50, Michael Vilain wrote:
>>> In article <vilain-8DC764(dot)00110309112012(at)news(dot)individual(dot)net>,
>>> Michael Vilain <vilain(at)NOspamcop(dot)net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <oe3p9852lkjutl0jbqo5cgssu8kkmlvdqg(at)4ax(dot)com>,
>>>> Richard Yates <richard(at)yatesguitar(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:39:30 +0100, Luuk <luuk(at)invalid(dot)lan> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> On 01-11-2012 05:04, Richard Yates wrote:
>>>> >>> I cannot find a way of exporting (except as SQL) a mysql table that
>>>> >>> includes all the comments that I have added to each field in the table
>>>> >>> using phpmyadmin.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Any ideas?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Richard Yates
>>>> >>>
>>>> >
>>>> >> When you click 'Export', half way down the screeen, i see:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Format-specific options:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Display comments (includes info such as export timestamp, PHP version,
>>>> >> and server version)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I tested this by selecting this option, and i did see a comment in my
>>>> >> export......
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> > Right, but that is only for an SQL export. As I asked, I am trying to
>>>> > get an export with the comments in a format besides SQL.
>>>>
>>>> AFAIK, you'd need to write a utility that extracts the SQL and comments,
>>>> the strips out the SQL and formats the comments for the output you want.
>>>> I didn't get from your original post that you were exporting to
>>>> something other than SQL. What other formats do you need? How does
>>>> phpmyadmin generate that output (i.e. look at the code)? Is there a way
>>>> to change the code generation to include comments?
>>>>
>>>> You'll probably have to roll your own here. Get ready to roll up your
>>>> sleeves.
>>>
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>>>
>>
>> Comments are fields stored in information_schema.columns
>>
>> There will be NO need to change anything to phpMyAdmin, a simple script
>> querying this table will be enough.....
>
> Assuming the OP can do that query, extract the result, and format it for
> each table. If there are 500 tables, seems like writing a script is
> what needs to happen, assuming they can do that.

To give the OP some ideas: I have a (admin) script that can send any database table
as excel download.

In the database I have some views that can give me all the table, view and function
names together with their comments. I can download it with one click to Excel/OO
Calc. No need for yet another tool set.

My db is postgresql.

/Str.

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