Re: storing data in a desktop app
On 27-02-2011 15:37, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Sat, 26 Feb 2011, harryos wrote:
I am plannig to write a task /time tracking app in which a user can
add/edit tasks and later get reports about the tasks completed.I
thought of doing it as a web app with hsqldb to store data.Then ,when
I came to think about it,I wondered why I couldn't do this as a
desktop application.Is it a good idea to use rdbms in a desktop app?I
mean can I make my application in such a way that a user will not have
to do database setup separately.I am intending to give this
application to users who will have no knowledge about database systems
or their setup.Can I hide the db setup/access and everything related
to data storage inside my appliation and thus invisible to the user?Or
do I have to store data as csv?
You can do that, no problem. The embedded databases like HSQLDB will
create databases in local files, which behave just like any other files.
Don't use HSQLDB, though, use H2. It's faster, and has better SQL support.
HSQLDB is more used than H2.
But I agree that H2 is pretty cool.
I love ALLOW_LITERALS=NONE !
Arne
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