database software

[Mike Ray]

Greg,

What you probably need is sqlite.

sqlite is a totally free public domain database engine.  It is used in 
probably more devices than any other rdbms, because it is present in 
practically every embedded device.  Mobile phones, tablets and media 
centres.

If you install Python, you will get sqlite along with it.

There are ways to connect to it from practically every language you can 
think of.

And it even has the ability to create purely 'in memory' databases for 
temporary configuration stuff.

I have used it on a Raspberry Pi to hold the station list in a home-brew 
internet radio.

Mike



On 12/05/2013 23:03, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> Does anyone have suggestions for database software? I'm thinking of
> something that lets the user create various databases with field/value
> pairs, and allows one to either do a search on the full database file,
> or on selected fields. What I have in mind is something similar to
> braillebase on the Blazie notetakers, or keybase on the braillenote, just
> to name a couple for those who are familiar with one or both.
>
> I'm running debian squeeze, but will upgrade to wheezy in the near
> future. So, I would prefer something which has a debian package. In my
> research I found gcstar, which looks like it should do what I want,
> except that it relies on gnome. I would really prefer something that
> runs from the text console, and can be used interactively, and from
> the CLI.
>
> Suggestions for such a beast would be much appreciated. Thanks in
> advance.
>
> Greg
>
>


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