I'm an "amateur"(read:wannabie) programmer, trying to build an application that will catalog all my Manga/Doujin/Comics I've collected over the years. I'm doing this is C# for it's simplicity, but my problem is with the type of database to use.
The question is: What kind of database provider will allow me to connect directly to a file to do my dirty work, instead of having to go through a server? I'm currently using access, but while it sort of works, there are a lot of things about it that just piss me off.
I would like to use MySQL or something similar, but from my limited experience with it, I see of no way to connect to the database without having to connect to the server first.
Anyone have any recommendations?
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Anonymous2008-02-03 22:44
What kind of database provider will allow me to connect directly to a file to do my dirty work, instead of having to go through a server
You are going to have to write your own routines for this to happen. Go read up on SICP.
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Anonymous2008-02-03 22:53
>>2
You mean no one has ever needed a kind of "embedded" server? Everyone has to reinvent the wheel?
I can't use MySQL because If I wanted to run my app from a different computer, I would have to have MySQL installed and running before-hand.
I'm currently reading up Firebird as I reply, It seems promising. I just don't believe theres never been a need for something like this.
Resume your LISP spam threads and nigger comments.
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Anonymous2008-02-03 23:07
What kind of database provider will allow me to connect directly to a file to do my dirty work, instead of having to go through a server? I'm currently using access
You're very, very confused about some basic concepts.
Anyway, you're probably looking for a flat file database, but that's a bad idea for many reasons.
I can't use MySQL because If I wanted to run my app from a different computer, I would have to have MySQL installed and running before-hand.
You think that if you use Access, running the app on a different computer won't require installing Access first? How often are you switching computers anyway?
Either you write the whole thing from scratch (well, nearly so; most languages have libraries for basic flat file databases), or you rely on an existing database application. Those are your options.
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Anonymous2008-02-03 23:45
>>6
Actually, I am very confused on the basics of database servers and clients. I'm not pretending to be knowledgeable, just trying to find what I think I need.
I'm looking for something I can use without having to start a service before running my application. I'd settle for something that starts a server when my application is running and closes it when it's finished, but I don't even know if thats possible(noob here). I want this incase I decide to use this application on my other computers which I don't have developer-related stuff installed on.
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>>1
Fuck C#. Do it in C. Check out how abook (http://abook.sourceforge.net/) does its reading/writing of the database (uses flatfiles). Or, if you have a h00ge fucking collection, then use sqlite.
btw you're a fucking weeaboo (im immune from this cause this is /prog)
now plz megaupload your collection
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Anonymous2008-02-05 3:06
One word, FLAT FILE, thread over.
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Anonymous2008-02-05 4:55
GET FUCKED ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY IS PIG
CANT FIND APPROPRIATE COPYPASTA
YOU WANT ADLIB FROM MEMORY?
YOU WANT FAILURE?
ASSEMBLY RAPES REGISTERS
FUCKING LOW LEVEL
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Anonymous2008-02-05 10:41
>>33
Im not trolling btw , microcode can do anything your shitty ASM can, only faster, better and harder
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Anonymous2008-02-05 11:02
>>34
So can optimizing compilers for high-level languages.
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Anonymous2008-02-05 11:19
>>35
Im not trolling btw , microcode can do anything your shitty optimizing compiler can, only faster, better and harder
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