• Vathix (6/6) Jun 21 2003 I think the phobos should contain a function for truncating a file.
• Walter (5/11) Jun 22 2003 I'll add a truncate function to the todo list. -Walter
• Georg Wrede (13/17) Jun 22 2003 A lightweight, D-specific database module would certainly
• Vathix (5/22) Jun 23 2003 Well, I decided to take your advice.

"Vathix" <Vathix dprogramming.com> writes:

I think the phobos should contain a function for truncating a file.

I was able to write a whole database module using just the phobos except for
truncating the file! I'm considering donating my database code to Digital
Mars but I don't know if it is good enough yet. I'd like to know who is
interested. The data is stored like a file system and items are loaded into
an associative array so it should be efficient.

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

I'll add a truncate function to the todo list. -Walter

"Vathix" <Vathix dprogramming.com> wrote in message
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 I think the phobos should contain a function for truncating a file.

 I was able to write a whole database module using just the phobos except

for
 truncating the file! I'm considering donating my database code to Digital
 Mars but I don't know if it is good enough yet. I'd like to know who is
 interested. The data is stored like a file system and items are loaded

into
 an associative array so it should be efficient.

Georg Wrede <Georg_member pathlink.com> writes:

"Vathix" <Vathix dprogramming.com> wrote in message

 the phobos except for truncating the file! I'm
 considering donating my database code to Digital
 Mars but I don't know if it is good enough yet.


A lightweight, D-specific database module would certainly
be welcome!

While heavier stuff will use an external SQL database in
most applications, there's still need for an easier 
solution for the lesser data amounts needed for smaller
or non-data-intensive applications. And quick prototyping!

I don't think you should wait till your code is "good
enough". (I know, I've had quite a few bits of code I never
submitted anywhere because I thought it was embarrassing
to submit sub-par code.) So go ahead! With everybody fixing
bits and pieces of the code we'll soon have a Good Enough
database!! Remember the Force of Sharing! (Linus Torvalds'
code sure wasn't "good enough" when he put it on the Net!)

"Vathix" <Vathix dprogramming.com> writes:

Well, I decided to take your advice.
Here is my database code so far www.dprogramming.com/db.php
I have not tested it much yet.


"Georg Wrede" <Georg_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
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"Vathix" <Vathix dprogramming.com> wrote in message

 the phobos except for truncating the file! I'm
 considering donating my database code to Digital
 Mars but I don't know if it is good enough yet.


 A lightweight, D-specific database module would certainly
 be welcome!

 While heavier stuff will use an external SQL database in
 most applications, there's still need for an easier
 solution for the lesser data amounts needed for smaller
 or non-data-intensive applications. And quick prototyping!

 I don't think you should wait till your code is "good
 enough". (I know, I've had quite a few bits of code I never
 submitted anywhere because I thought it was embarrassing
 to submit sub-par code.) So go ahead! With everybody fixing
 bits and pieces of the code we'll soon have a Good Enough
 database!! Remember the Force of Sharing! (Linus Torvalds'
 code sure wasn't "good enough" when he put it on the Net!)