csv files are what I have- they are easy for the not-technically inclined staff to create and then save to a folder. I was really just hoping to make this easy on the people who make the reports. On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Dave Caroline <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I dont understand the thinking and waste of time scanning entire csv > files where a database table with good indexing can be a lot faster > and use less server memory. > > Do the work once up front when the data becomes available not on every > page draw. > > I subscribe to the read/send and mangle as little as possible(server > and client) on a web page view > > Dave Caroline > -- Nate Hill [log in to unmask] http://www.natehill.net