> Even though I am completely new to using TiddlyWiki, I had even thought > about somehow using it instead for the entire application...I am sure work > has been done on some front or another for using an external datafile for > portability. But after a few searches I can come up with nothing...even if > I could I probably would lose my mind working out all the details of how it > is supposed to work.
Depending on the complexity of your data handling needs, you can use TiddlyWiki itself as a simple database system, where individual tiddlers are records containing data fields (using slices, sections, or custom fields), and tiddler tags are used to identify different groups of tiddlers that can be handled as separate tables. You can use http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#TaggedTemplateTweak combined with customized pairs of [[TagnameViewTemplate]] and [[TagnameEditTemplate]] to implement different "typed" view/edit mode displays for tiddlers that are tagged with specific tag values. Once defined, these templates allow you to quickly enter custom field values to construct the tiddlers containing the 'database records'. After you've created some tiddlers with data content, you can then use plugins such as http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#MatchTagsPlugin http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#GridPlugin http://tiddlywiki.abego-software.de/#ForEachTiddlerPlugin and others to select tiddlers by matching tags and/or field values and then generate and format output to present reports that show the desired field values from those tiddlers. While there IS a learning curve, I think you may find that TiddlyWiki is a very flexible and powerful environment for to create self- contained, single-page 'database' applications, at least for some well- defined use-cases. Perhaps your application is one of those cases? enjoy, -e Eric Shulman TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios HELP ME TO HELP YOU - MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO MY "TIP JAR"... http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#Donations Professional TiddlyWiki Consulting Services... Analysis, Design, and Custom Solutions: http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#Contact -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.
