txt file as attachment at an e-mail ???

i wonder if it's possible to attach a .txt-file
at an e-mail ??
i want to write some records from a mysql table to a text-file,
so i can import this data into a .dbf file
for off-line use.
or....
is it possible to export the data from a mysql table,
to a .dbf database file and attach that file at an e-mail ???

if anybody has some examples please post it here,
i appreciate it a lot !

thanks,

Jan, The Netherlands.

Sure there is a way to do that, but it is not done with a few lines of code, since the attchment gets Base64 encoded on its way through the net. You need "unique" boundaries and content headers according to RFC (dun know the# ba heart), so the the client receiving the attachment knows where it begins and where the end is. I would strongly recommend to study the book "PHP- Programming (Wrox)" Chapter 17. All you need is in there.


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Joerg Fritsch

On the other hand, why not just save the table on the server in a web directory and just send the URL in the email? That way whoever receives the email can just click on the link and download the file.

well i want to receive a dbf database,
to import the data into a clipper application.
but if i can download a dbf file, with a
link on the website, it's also allright,
but i hope to find a solution to recieve a
dbf file
together with my e-mail.

does anyone know how to do it with a link
on the website ??
how do i create a dbf database from mysql,
put it on the server, an be
able to download it with a link ???

many thanks !

Jan.