Re: Database woes, never a real answere...

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From: One Handed Man \( OHM - Terry Burns \) ("One)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 20:38:07 +0100

With Access, you will need to create your database with Access itself. It
is possible to do this programatically, but I dont want to go into too much
depth.

Read this.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/SQL/sqlreldata/ADO.NET/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnsql2k/html/sql_adonetprimer.asp 

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"Jay King" <mrpolitics@cinci.rr.com> wrote in message
news:i89gf0pke40q3b8tf632hm2pjj3qugi0rf@4ax.com...
> Well so far I've been directed to Access (when I asked for a free
> solution), I'be also been directed to firebird.  I then asked how with
> firebird do I create the initial database, and setup the table.  So
> that I can go back to writting my program and having it handle the
> add/edit/delete/search functions.  No one seems to be able to tell me,
> or to point me to some kind of walk through, I'm not stupid, but I
> also don't want to have to read some 150 plus page book to do
> something that shoudl be so much simpler.  This database will not be
> used over a betwork or the internet.  Only the client using the
> software will be using it and only one connection will have to be
> made.
>
> What I really need is the ability to store some data like
>
> index time/date server user
> message bayesianvalue
> 1 10:34:35 irc.winbeta.org bob
> blahblahblah .072344
>
>
> Now I COULD just write this data in a text file, but searching through
> it and querying for data would become unessecaraly difficult and take
> to much time.  I thought a database would be a simply solution. That
> way I could simply request record 1, or the user name and get all the
> data I needed.  Seraching would also be faster, and also the entering
> and deletion of data.
>
>
> Unfortunatly after three days of trying to use MyCC, firebird I cannot
> figure out how to cnnect properly with a password and IP address (why
> I dont want to use this over a 'connection'), nor do I particularaly
> care if its protected with a password or user name, and further more,
> neither of these programs listed have any instructions that tell you
> how to set up anything as default so you can connecto to the dame
> thing (sorry for the language).
>
> I'm finding this extremely aggrivating,  why isn't there a simple
> solution for me?  I know of XML, unfortunaly theres not much out there
> telling anyone how to use XML if your not interested in using it over
> the net with ASP.  Also xml takes up alot of space (its bloated comeon
> admit it).
>
>
> Ok I'm done my beg for help/rant.  I have Sams tech yourself Begining
> databasses unfortunatly it usses access which I don't have and will
> not buy.

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