Re: Here we go again...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2006
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = You may want to explore Dreamweaver 8. It is the merger version of = Drumbeat. It has many features that can help the development work and = plugin to use. WebDNA is just another option but I have to agree the = sandbox for e-commerce shopping cart is pretty much a ready-to-go box = for implementation. -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Marc Thompson Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 2:58 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: Here we go again... I agree with Donovan. Several years ago when I was first introduced to=20 WebCatalog I too had my doubts about using text files for a database=20 format. However, after using it for many small and some large projects=20 it has performed very well indeed. I've built several relational backends using WebCatalog's flat file=20 database scheme. I opt to look at a flat file "database" as simply a=20 table. Add to that any number of other "tables" with columns that=20 contain data that's related to other table columns and voila, you have a = relational database. Keeping data integrity sound between tables is entirely up to the=20 programmer. You only expose editing of fields in your admin pages that=20 will not compromise the relations programmed into your application. One such system I built a few years ago contains 12 "tables" with=20 relational constraints built into the application. It was actually=20 quite easy to build with WebCatalog. The largest table to date contains = almost 50,000 records and the application still runs as snappy as when = it first went live back in 2002. I'd hate to see WebCatalog die. It's by far the simplest and quickest=20 method I've ever seen or used to build a dynamic web presence or to=20 collect, save and manipulate form data. So, for small to mediaum sized needs where traffic isn't expected to be=20 google in nature, WebCatalog is the only way to go. Marc Thompson Donovan Brooke wrote: > Bess Ho wrote: >=20 >> Thanks Kenneth. Thanks for clarifying the myth. >> >> I think it is important for developers to understand the facts.=20 >=20 > > WebDNA is not "relational" database. By database definition, > > you must meet certain criteria to call something "relational" = database. >=20 >> >> MS Access is not a true database because it didn't meet all the = criteria. >> >> Bess >=20 >=20 >=20 > Sure it is. > If you have data in one text file database that effects another = database's > records when edited.. you've essentially created a relational = database.=20 > Now, > there are deeper and darker "definitions" of how data is saved /=20 > manipulated.. > but creating a relational database framework in webdna is not advanced = > and it > is just as secure. >=20 > Donovan >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --=20 ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson Software Engineer Office of Information Technology University of Utah 801.585.9264 marc.thompson@utah.edu ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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You may want to explore Dreamweaver 8. It is the merger version of = Drumbeat. It has many features that can help the development work and = plugin to use. WebDNA is just another option but I have to agree the = sandbox for e-commerce shopping cart is pretty much a ready-to-go box = for implementation. -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Marc Thompson Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 2:58 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: Here we go again... I agree with Donovan. Several years ago when I was first introduced to=20 WebCatalog I too had my doubts about using text files for a database=20 format. However, after using it for many small and some large projects=20 it has performed very well indeed. I've built several relational backends using WebCatalog's flat file=20 database scheme. I opt to look at a flat file "database" as simply a=20 table. Add to that any number of other "tables" with columns that=20 contain data that's related to other table columns and voila, you have a = relational database. Keeping data integrity sound between tables is entirely up to the=20 programmer. You only expose editing of fields in your admin pages that=20 will not compromise the relations programmed into your application. One such system I built a few years ago contains 12 "tables" with=20 relational constraints built into the application. It was actually=20 quite easy to build with WebCatalog. The largest table to date contains = almost 50,000 records and the application still runs as snappy as when = it first went live back in 2002. I'd hate to see WebCatalog die. It's by far the simplest and quickest=20 method I've ever seen or used to build a dynamic web presence or to=20 collect, save and manipulate form data. So, for small to mediaum sized needs where traffic isn't expected to be=20 google in nature, WebCatalog is the only way to go. Marc Thompson Donovan Brooke wrote: > Bess Ho wrote: >=20 >> Thanks Kenneth. Thanks for clarifying the myth. >> >> I think it is important for developers to understand the facts.=20 >=20 > > WebDNA is not "relational" database. By database definition, > > you must meet certain criteria to call something "relational" = database. >=20 >> >> MS Access is not a true database because it didn't meet all the = criteria. >> >> Bess >=20 >=20 >=20 > Sure it is. > If you have data in one text file database that effects another = database's > records when edited.. you've essentially created a relational = database.=20 > Now, > there are deeper and darker "definitions" of how data is saved /=20 > manipulated.. > but creating a relational database framework in webdna is not advanced = > and it > is just as secure. >=20 > Donovan >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --=20 ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson Software Engineer Office of Information Technology University of Utah 801.585.9264 marc.thompson@utah.edu ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to = Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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