[Gllug] A non-relational database ?

[Tethys]

David writes:

>For years, I have used askSam to store my research data, but I would like to 
>move on as this is the only link that I now have with Windows. This data is 
>non-tabular and each record varies in length, although it is divided into 
>half a dozen fields. Over the last few months, I have repeatedly tried using 
>Google to locate an alternative in Linux but have drawn a blank. Can anyone 
>suggest a database to which I can consign a lifetime's work ?

For a non-relational database, you will do no better than Berkeley DB.
However, it's not an application, but effectively an embedded database API.
If you want to enter data, or extract it at a later date, you'll need to
write a program to do so. Fortunately, this isn't as tricky as it sounds,
and bindings are available for many common languages, including scripting
languages like perl and tcl.

I'll almost guarantee that someone has already written a trivial front
end that you'd be able to use. Google is your friend.

Tet
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