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Although, having the ability to do = a quick edit using a web-base application really is useful. Especially when you = do not have your laptop. I’ve actually used my G1 phone to make an = emergency edit.
Saved me a trip to the office or = back to my house when I was out with my family.
Yes, flat text dbs are easy to edit = in excel but even easier in a web app.
Michael A. = DeLorenzo
Broker - = Associate
General = Manager
Olde Carriage = Realty, Inc.
Phone: = 904-824-4500
Fax: = 904-824-6866
Toll-Free: = 800-555-6138
Web: = www.oldecarriage.com
From: Gary = Krockover [mailto:gary@garykrockover.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November = 19, 2008 11:36 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [WebDNA] db = admin tool
I think this is where we're getting off track - you don't need = an db admin tool for a flat text file, heck, Excel will manipulate them just = fine if you really must.
Working with a mySQL db is another story as you have to connect to the datasource, manage tables and schema, etc., and thus a tool like = PHPMyAdmin comes in handy as a browser based solution for handling this more = complex and dynamic database structuring.
At 10:19 AM 11/19/2008, you wrote:
WebDNA uses flat text files, but allows users to build fully = relational solutions. It requires that users take responsibility for key fields and maintaining referential integrity, among other things.
That usually works well because more formal databases require = specification of key fields and relationships at the outset of a project and changing = those things can be painful later on. WebDNA allows those things to be changed = at any time, which is partly why our development times are reduced.
In making an admin tool, this creates some special problems. = Because there is no mechanism for structuring key fields and relationships = between databases, it would be a huge task to write something that would figure = all that out automatically. Without that, an admin tool is nothing = more that an interface for looking at what is inside text files. That interface = would look like a simple spread sheet and allow addition, modification or = deletion of records.
Are users looking for an admin tool that can do more?
On a side note, I've been looking for a better term than = "relational database"
Part of WebDNA's unique features is the fact that is uses its own = text-based data files, while still allowing the ability to build relational = database capabilities. It occurred to me that, because this involves the best of = both flat files and relational files, we might consider calling this hybrid "flatulational", but I'm hoping we can come up with a better term. Any ideas?
Pat
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Although, having the ability to do = a quick edit using a web-base application really is useful. Especially when you = do not have your laptop. I’ve actually used my G1 phone to make an = emergency edit.
Saved me a trip to the office or = back to my house when I was out with my family.
Yes, flat text dbs are easy to edit = in excel but even easier in a web app.
Michael A. = DeLorenzo
Broker - = Associate
General = Manager
Olde Carriage = Realty, Inc.
Phone: = 904-824-4500
Fax: = 904-824-6866
Toll-Free: = 800-555-6138
Web: = www.oldecarriage.com
From: Gary = Krockover [mailto:gary@garykrockover.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November = 19, 2008 11:36 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [WebDNA] db = admin tool
I think this is where we're getting off track - you don't need = an db admin tool for a flat text file, heck, Excel will manipulate them just = fine if you really must.
Working with a mySQL db is another story as you have to connect to the datasource, manage tables and schema, etc., and thus a tool like = PHPMyAdmin comes in handy as a browser based solution for handling this more = complex and dynamic database structuring.
At 10:19 AM 11/19/2008, you wrote:
WebDNA uses flat text files, but allows users to build fully = relational solutions. It requires that users take responsibility for key fields and maintaining referential integrity, among other things.
That usually works well because more formal databases require = specification of key fields and relationships at the outset of a project and changing = those things can be painful later on. WebDNA allows those things to be changed = at any time, which is partly why our development times are reduced.
In making an admin tool, this creates some special problems. = Because there is no mechanism for structuring key fields and relationships = between databases, it would be a huge task to write something that would figure = all that out automatically. Without that, an admin tool is nothing = more that an interface for looking at what is inside text files. That interface = would look like a simple spread sheet and allow addition, modification or = deletion of records.
Are users looking for an admin tool that can do more?
On a side note, I've been looking for a better term than = "relational database"
Part of WebDNA's unique features is the fact that is uses its own = text-based data files, while still allowing the ability to build relational = database capabilities. It occurred to me that, because this involves the best of = both flat files and relational files, we might consider calling this hybrid "flatulational", but I'm hoping we can come up with a better term. Any ideas?
Pat
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