From: ts Date: 2000-03-31T13:31:14+02:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:02295] Re: setter() for local variables >>>>> "Y" == Yukihiro Matsumoto writes: Y> def []=(k,v) Y> @tbl[k] = v Y> end This mean that the whole database is in memory (and not on the disk), no ? Guy Decoux