Re: DataBase

From: Andrew J. Kelly (sqlmvpnooospam_at_shadhawk.com)
Date: 12/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:52:46 -0500

You can use XML to store the data pretty easily. If you build the tables
with ADO.net you can import or export the data to XML. For a small
application without a real db I think it is better than a flat file. 

-- 
Andrew J. Kelly  SQL MVP
"John Arthur" <John.Arthur@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:a88731b6.0412010819.6f4c1567@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
>
> I need to create a small application that uses a file to write and
> store some data and then uses this data. What I actually need to know
> is it posible to create this as a database and create tables in it,
> and then read info from this tables with "select" - some kind of a
> database, but I need it not to use any SQl server. Just a file to
> write in. May be some kind of a .dat file.  I heard the Windows has
> samething like that build in. So if I uses C# may be I will be able to
> use it?
> Can someone help me with that.
>
> Thankes.

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