Adding data to Image - Advice needed

[Seamus BROWNE]

Hi,
We are using PH on an HP 3000 Image database.

I have practically no experience in QTP or QDESIGN (though I have some
experience with Quiz) and I now have to add new records to a base with data
coming in from the Net via email. For the time being this is just adding new
clients to an existing client database.

I have extracted the data from the email files and have it ready to input
into the database either
- from records in a subfile or
- directly from data within a job file.

I need some advice on what would  be the best approach.

As I see it, it's as if I did this :
1. Add a new blank record to the client file.
2. Obtain the last client serial number from the parameters file
3. Increment then update the last client serial number in the parameters
file.
4. Fill in the new blank record with the incremented client serial number
and the data from the email.


Do I have to start by getting all the data (name , address etc + new client
number) lined up in a (sub)file ?
Or can I have some of the data (name , address etc.) lined up in the subfile
and grab a new number from the parameter file just before updating the blank
record.

What would be best : QTP or QDESIGN ?
Are there any examples of this kind of job available ?

TIA
Seamus