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bob basques (bob.basques@stpaul.gov)
Mon, 07 Apr 1997 15:07:31 -0500 

Message-Id: <33495403.5CF5@stpaul.gov>
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 15:07:31 -0500
From: bob basques <bob.basques@stpaul.gov>
Subject: Re: [mSQL] Stand-alone mSQL

Fernando Lozano wrote:
>
> Hi, Ben!
>
> > Sorry, I should have been more clear. What I want, in generic terms, is to
> > allow a web page to access a small database at runtime only. That is, I
> > don't need a demon running constantly. It's just not big enough to need
> > that kind of power. Right now my CGI program accesses flat files to
> > accomplish this task. I would like to add the functionality of being able
> > to do queries and updates SQL or some other API rather than just scanning
> > a text file.
>
> If you write your CGI's in Perl, you may look at Sprite, a Perl5 Module
> that reads and writes to flat ascii files using SQL statements. It's
> available at CPAN, I don't remember the exact path. Look at www.perl.org
> or www.perl.com for a list of CPAN mirrors.
>
> []s, Fernando Lozano
> Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
>
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I believe there is a way to configure MSQL to start up on query, but its
slower that way.

Someone coreect me if I'm wrong. I don't remember where I saw this.

bobb 

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