From: zzapper <david@tvis.co.uk>
To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk
Subject: Re: Using a shell database
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:05:52 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <hvejn1hrv6eugquk29bl5595bpqetu3vdg@4ax.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b6c719b90511140840y51af6415l9cb41de51e42cd4d@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:40:26 -0500, wrote:
>On 11/14/05, zzapper <david@tvis.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I have shell utility which stores information (between sessions) in a series of text files. I now
>> want to do something more complicated, and realise I should be considering using a database.
>> I then ran smack into a steep learning curve.
>> Is there a shell accessible database? gdbm?
>> Pointers please, examples if possible
>
>You don't want to bring databases into your shell script. You want to
>begin to use a tool that's better-suited for the job, like Perl,
>Python or Ruby.
Thanx for both replies, it would seem my requirement has crossed the invisible shell/application
boundary.I realise now that shells don't have a database I hoped there might be a real simple
"pairs" application.
I did have a phase of writing all my "scripts" in Perl, but noticed that they were much slower than
their equivalent shell scripts.
Any comments from the zsh maestros?
--
zzapper
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http://SuccessTheory.com/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-11-15 11:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-14 12:41 zzapper
2005-11-14 16:40 ` Ian Langworth
2005-11-15 11:05 ` zzapper [this message]
2005-11-15 12:12 ` Marc Chantreux
2005-11-15 12:19 ` zzapper
2005-11-15 13:27 ` Marc Chantreux
2005-11-14 20:51 ` Marc Chantreux
2005-11-15 18:32 ` Clint Adams
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