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  • Fuzzyman
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    Simple Database Package

    I'm looking to build a simple database application for use on the
    desktop (customer contact and feedback database).

    Anyone able to reccomend a simple module / package I can use... ?
    I've never done any database work before and am ken to learn - but
    most of the ones I've seen seem to rely on a database engine buit into
    a server.. I need a simple stand alone engine. Of course I could just
    build the functions I need - but that would be a bit of a waste and
    not so extendable..... ...

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Fuzzy

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    • Peter Hansen
      #2
      Re: Simple Database Package

      Fuzzyman wrote:[color=blue]
      >
      > I'm looking to build a simple database application for use on the
      > desktop (customer contact and feedback database).
      >
      > Anyone able to reccomend a simple module / package I can use... ?
      > I've never done any database work before and am ken to learn - but
      > most of the ones I've seen seem to rely on a database engine buit into
      > a server.. I need a simple stand alone engine. Of course I could just
      > build the functions I need - but that would be a bit of a waste and
      > not so extendable..... ...[/color]

      Metakit? http://www.equi4.com/metakit.html and http://www.equi4.com/metakit/python.html

      -Peter

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        • Brian Kelley
          #3
          Re: Simple Database Package

          Fuzzyman wrote:
          [color=blue]
          > I'm looking to build a simple database application for use on the
          > desktop (customer contact and feedback database).
          >
          > Anyone able to reccomend a simple module / package I can use... ?[/color]

          You might think about SQLObject. http://sqlobject.org/ It is basically
          an easy to program front end for various databases.

          It can use SQLite and a whole bunch of other databases. They even
          include the start for a contact database. I have found it pretty easy
          to use. Of course, you will also need a database backend like sqlite.

          Brian

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            • Jamey Cribbs
              #4
              Re: Simple Database Package

              Fuzzyman wrote:[color=blue]
              > Anyone able to reccomend a simple module / package I can use... ?
              > I've never done any database work before and am ken to learn - but
              > most of the ones I've seen seem to rely on a database engine buit into
              > a server.. I need a simple stand alone engine. Of course I could just
              > build the functions I need - but that would be a bit of a waste and
              > not so extendable..... ...[/color]

              Have a look at KirbyBase (http://www.netpromi.com/kirbybase.html). It's
              written in Python, can be either embedded in your application or used in
              a multi-user/client server mode, and stores its data as plain-text files
              that can be opened by any text editor. I'm probably a little biased
              because I wrote it, but, if your needs are simple, it might prove useful.

              Jamey

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                • Fuzzyman
                  #5
                  Re: Simple Database Package

                  Jamey Cribbs <jcribbs@twmi.r r.com> wrote in message news:<MYkSb.427 0$Jf2.1522@fe1. columbus.rr.com >...[color=blue]
                  > Fuzzyman wrote:[color=green]
                  > > Anyone able to reccomend a simple module / package I can use... ?
                  > > I've never done any database work before and am ken to learn - but
                  > > most of the ones I've seen seem to rely on a database engine buit into
                  > > a server.. I need a simple stand alone engine. Of course I could just
                  > > build the functions I need - but that would be a bit of a waste and
                  > > not so extendable..... ...[/color]
                  >
                  > Have a look at KirbyBase (http://www.netpromi.com/kirbybase.html). It's
                  > written in Python, can be either embedded in your application or used in
                  > a multi-user/client server mode, and stores its data as plain-text files
                  > that can be opened by any text editor. I'm probably a little biased
                  > because I wrote it, but, if your needs are simple, it might prove useful.
                  >
                  > Jamey[/color]



                  Just as I'd decided to use Metakit as well :-)
                  I *do* like the idea of a pure python solution (cross platform
                  distribution in 1 package) and a text datafile..

                  I'll have a look at it anyway... don't be offended if I decide to use
                  metakit though - it looks pretty good.

                  Thanks for your help.

                  Fuzzy

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