in reply to RE: Re: DBI vs MLDBM/GDBM_File
in thread DBI vs MLDBM/GDBM_File, etc.

If you want something standalone, try DBD::RAM. You can still have the SQL syntax and whatnot without the server. However, you then do not get the benefits of a server, such as threading, indexing, locking (heaven forbid someone changes your flat files), control over who accesses your data, etc... Out of curiosity, why do you want it standalone? Because you don't want to muck with a server, or a design reason of some sort?

Cheers,
KM

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RE: RE: RE: Re: DBI vs MLDBM/GDBM_File
by ZZamboni (Curate) on Jul 03, 2000 at 23:43 UTC
    It's partly because I don't want to muck with a server, but mostly because it's a system administration tool, and I don't want people to need a running DB server to use it. In this sense it's a design decision, I guess.

    --ZZamboni

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      Ah, gotcha. There would only really be one DB server needed, you would just need the DB client running on the machines which need access. So, DBD::RAM or the like would be good to look into.

      Cheers,
      KM

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