Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!helios!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!seismo!ukma!uflorida!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov!rehder.larc.nasa.gov!smd From: smd@rehder.larc.nasa.gov (Steve Dahmen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer Subject: PUBLIC DOMAIN RELAT. DB ? (Was ndbm won't cut it, what now?) Summary: public domain relational database search Message-ID: <1990Nov16.163718.8675@abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov> Date: 16 Nov 90 16:37:18 GMT References: <1990Nov11.111118.21856@cs.umn.edu> <2300@sixhub.UUCP> Sender: news@abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov (USENET File Owner) Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA Lines: 43 rang@cs.wisc.edu (Anton Rang) wrote in "ndbm won't cut it, what now?": > Dbm/ndbm/gdbm works fine if you only have one key per record and >don't need the records to be ordered; for slightly more complicated >things, there's probably public-domain code floating around. For a >real relational DB, unless one can use University INGRES, I suspect >one would need to go the commercial route. > > Anton O good People of the Net - We here at Langley Research Center (NASA) are searching for a robust, (fairly) well-tested and documented relational db system to assist in the integration of a large number of applications 'extracting' data from a common db. We have a package that sits on top of 'any' database, providing a nice interface to whatever package we choose. It needs to be PD because we share our code with a number of universitites and research facilities, and cannot expect them to invest in ORACLE or INGRES or what-have you. We don't need a WHOLE lot of functionality - sorts are not critical. Just has to handle character, integer, float, double, and variable length arrays of each. Desired is the ability to specify a "WHERE" clause (ie all the records whose 3rd field is less than 50). I have the ftp-list, but many of the names are cryptic... perhaps indicating a db package??? Email me with any info you have, and I'll post a summary! Thanks for your input! Your Space Program Thanks You! Steve Dahmen -- -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Steve Dahmen, Systems Analyst (804) 864-4519 (W) M/S 365, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia 23665 smd@rehder.larc.nasa.gov