From: Randy Lawrence <jm@...>
Date: 2004-07-15T06:28:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie: Pointers for Ruby compatible DBase engine

Xeon wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone suggest/direct me to a dbase engine which are supported by
> ruby? I'm thinking about a small scale dbase (5,000-10,000 entries)
> engine/server, single processed, can be searched on various rules (SQL
> compatible would be nice), and most of all, lightweight (have mercy to
> my ol' P100Mhz), small size (like Ruby), and free (yeah, I'm cheap). I
> know it's a lot to ask. How is mSQL fare?
> 
> I have tried mySQL, but it put a lot of strain to my PC (read:
> P100MHz) for daily use, and I don't use much of it's power. Also, it's
> size is not so small either.
> 
> The standard *dbm supported by the STL can only be searched on a
> single key, at least that I know of, or are there any ways to overcome
> this limitation?
> 
> Plz help
> 
> TIA

Try these engines:

http://www.sqlite.org
http://www.sleepycat.org