On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 12:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The first column being a key, which the printer requested, the second > being the random tag, and the third being what prize package they get, > or don't get.
Verifying you have unique records as well as generating the prize information are part of the tasks you need to solve in writing the application. You may want to store the information in a database and use it to verify the uniqueness of the keys, also you can then easily batch process the application so it can be stopped and started. > As was mentioned I don't want this script to take ten years to output > 2 million records and I wasn't sure if there are size constraints with > comma delimited files. I would recommend splitting the application into pieces, first generate the keys, then assign the prizes, this way you have more control. Also, I would run this through the cli, not as a web page. As for how long it will take, that's anybody's guess and greatly depends on the speed of the system you run it on. > Hope this clarifies things a little more. If you have a particular problem please ask about that, mostly I see here a request for someone to design your application for you. -- Adam Bregenzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
