MySQL Forums
Forum List  »  MySQL for Excel

communication MS office <-> database
Posted by: Hans-Günter Meier
Date: March 22, 2012 07:14AM

Hello world,

I'd appreciate any help to realize the following scenario:
- create a database (one table, filled with text and numbers) on a webserver
- the database is password protected and maybe somehow "hidden"
- multiple users on multiple computers are able to edit the database (full read/write rights for every user that knows the password)
- most important: a possibility to detect the single data records in a Word / Excel document (e.g. with a drop-down-menu) and to give back data from this document to the database.


***** EXAMPLE:

database: cars in the garage
(on server)
Ford | Focus | 1996 | 22.03.12 | Monrose | open | in work
Ford | Fista | 1992 | 14.02.12 | Stevens | sent |
BMW | 4c-325 | 2005 | 01.03.12 | Declerc | sent | important
Citroen | C4 | 2010 | 27.12.11 | Jackson | open |

excel document: cars in work today
(offline, on only one computer)
Fiat | Panda | 1992 | Mitchel |
Citroen | C4 | 2010 | Jackson |
-> read from database: row 4, col. 1,2,3,5
-> write into database, row 4, col. 7: "in work"
-> write into database, new row, col. 1,2,3,5,7: "Fiat Panda, 1992, Mitchel, in work"

word document: letter
(offline, on only one computer)
Dear [Monrose], Your [Ford] [Focus] will be repaired soon.
-> read from database: row 1, col. 1,2,5
-> write into database, row 1, col. 6: "sent"

word document: letter
(offline, on only one computer)
Hey Chris, Please hurry with the [Fista] ([1992]) and the [Citroen] ([Jackson]).
-> read from database: rows 2 and 4, col. 1,3,5
-> write into database, rows 2 and 4, col. 7: "important"

***** END EXAMPLE.


I know there are simple ways to handle parts of this, but the whole thing is just suitable with the whole combination. Is that possible with MySQL (which I never used)? The sense of the webserver is just to exchange data, not to publish them in HTML or PHP. I'm quite lost as I never had to deal with databases at all.

Thanks a lot,
kexter

Options: ReplyQuote


Subject
Views
Written By
Posted
communication MS office <-> database
2426
March 22, 2012 07:14AM


Sorry, you can't reply to this topic. It has been closed.

Content reproduced on this site is the property of the respective copyright holders. It is not reviewed in advance by Oracle and does not necessarily represent the opinion of Oracle or any other party.