On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 04:45:23PM -0800, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: [...] > i have to admit, having a human readable flat file is kind of sexy. > > my application is to store dates that certain work is done on a vehicle. > like a list of all dates/odometer readings of oil changes, brake pad > inspections, battery electrolyte checks, coolant flushes and stuff > like that. > > i don't think this can compare with what commerce sites use databases > for, but after the years roll by, i'm sure the databases can reach a > respectable size. conceivably, someone could keep records on the same > vehicle for a decade. > > what do you think? i'd rather stay away from a server based DB system. > would DBD::CSV be ok for this sort of thing?
Yes, if only because you can always switch later. Well-written applications using the Perl DBI and a particular DBD may be ported to other database drivers with minimal pain. > btw, anyone else here do their own work on their car/motorcycle? I do my own tractor maintenance sometimes ;-). -- Henry House The attached file is a digital signature. See <http://romana.hajhouse.org/pgp> for information. My OpenPGP key: <http://romana.hajhouse.org/hajhouse.asc>.
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