ok, ok. I'll give my 2 cents as well :-)
- The data is 'protected', for example it's simply not possible to have
double entries (based on several fields)
- References can be made
- Updates are absolutely without problems (nothing can be forgotten)
- fields can be added without worries
- parsing of data is not necessary, db software does it
- filtering is a piece of cake and very extensible
- sorting is easy (even on multiple fields)
*Any* db system is good enough if it supports SQL statements.
Mirroring/replication is hi-tech databasing :-) and only available with real
database engines (even multiple updating nodes)
exporting and importing is normal business and always well supported
Presenting data has nothing to do with storing data. Using a any server side
script you can access a database and retrieve filtered list (on the fly)
There are also free hosting sites with scripting.
Linux, Unix, Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000 are possible platforms
Database software like MySQL, Postgress, DB/2, Informix are available for
free download (not the super computer versions ;-)
I understand the 'feeling' of having text files and drag and dropping them
around. But it shouldn't be the argument not to use a database for
structured data.
grtz,
Arno
-----Original Message-----
From: David Heremans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: woensdag 24 januari 2001 15:40
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: .msx server, SCC/DAC/SRAM (to database or not to ..)
On Wednesday 24 January 2001 15:29, you wrote:
> some people figured out in the seventies (or was it the sixties) that
> structured data can be handled more easily in a database. People still
> agree on that idea.
>
> So lets have it... why not use a database??
>
> Arno
Call it a flat-file database.
If the text is nicely structured, you can eassily import it in any database,
otherwise we will get the (ridiculous) discussion which databse format to
use.
Besides, now it is human readable!!
Just me 0.02$
David Heremans
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