New To Rev - Cards And Files?

[Trevor DeVore]

On Jun 17, 2005, at 4:39 AM, Scott Kane wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm new to Rev and so far I'm enjoying the
> exploration.  I'm curious though as to how
> powerful the card files are.  I know you
> can use MySQL etc but is it possible to
> use the card files like an ISAM?  I'm sure
> I'm not making myself clear (<g>) - but
> take pity on me - I'm coming from ten
> years in Borland Delphi and I'm spoiled
> by easy database access.  The server style
> databases' are really more than I need
> and would be rather hard for my users
> to tackle.
>
> Any thoughts well received!  :-)

If you are used to using SQL databases and want a local solution then  
SQLite or Valentina might serve you well.  Neither require any extra  
setup from the user.

Card databases can work for storage but if you are used to the  
relational db model then you might run into some limitations  
depending on your needs.  You can get altSQLite from <http:// 
www.altuit.com/webs/altuit2/altSQLiteCover/default.htm> and Valentina  
from <http://www.paradigmasoft.com>.


-- 
Trevor DeVore
Blue Mango Multimedia
trevor at mangomultimedia.com