Hi! Off the top of my head, here are two examples of "database" applications using tiddlers for storing information:
http://www.strm.us/tw/cigars http://tiddlymarks.tiddlyspot.com/ This should give you some idea as to what you can do with TiddlyWiki. :) w On Nov 18, 9:05 pm, Eric Shulman <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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.
