F/OSS Flat-File Database?

Leemeng writes "I'm looking for a simple, free, and F/OSS flat-file database program. I'm storing info about Wi-Fi access points that I come across, maybe 8-9 fields per entry. I've outgrown Notepad. This info is for my own reference only; it is not going on a Web server. Googling was unhelpful, with results skewed towards SQL, Access (MS), and Oracle, all of which would be overkill for my purposes. My criteria are: it must be simple, F/OSS, must work in Windows Vista, preferably use a portable format, must not be an online app, and must not require Java. Does such a beast exist?"

Ta da

[Anonymous Coward]

findstr, the windows equivalent of grep.

heh

[B3ryllium]

Since the majority of the comments so far have pointed at SQLite, I'm kind of surprised that the post didn't come "from the sqlite dept." :)

Re:Python?

[Facetious]

Look, now you are just contradicting everything. He came here for an argument.

Re:Python?

[el americano]

YAML is a recursive acronym for ...

Next!

Re:Python?

[Facetious]

Great. Now I'm going to have to call Red Hat and tell them their profits aren't real. I always hate to make that call. Just last week I had to tell Steve Ballmer that chair!=discus||frisbee. He was pissed.

How about a full Oracle Database 11g Enterprise

[myspace-cn]

Why mess about with filty batchfiles, bashscripts and clunky sqlite, mysql. How about a full Oracle Database 11g Enterprise? o;)

Re:Err ...

[rindeee]

Such foolishness. Imagine a program which exists for the intent purpose of solving math equations interpreting 703-555-5555 as just such an equation. Next someone's going to say that you shouldn't be using Excel as a database. Crazy talk I tell ya'!

Re:Flat file is useless

[bluefoxlucid]

<entry>
  <ssid>MyNet</ssid>
  <encryption>
    <type>WEP</type>
    <key_size>128</key_size>
    <key>0xAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA</key>
  </encryption>
  <channel>11</channel>
</entry>

Very human readable.

Re:Python?

[Anonymous Coward]

no he didn't. he came here for abuse.

Re:Python?

[morgan_greywolf]

Abuse is down the hall, room 164a, I think.

Re:Flat file is useless

[killmenow]

Very human readable.

For varying definitions of "very", "human" and "readable".

Re:Python?

[The End Of Days]

So to sum up your post, you're free to do whatever you want, so long as we tell you that you can.

Yeah, I don't think you made your point too well. Now ease down, sparky.

Re:Python?

[Hes Nikke]

SQL is designed for relational databases and, in particular, joins are only EVER used in a multi-table, relational database.

I would like to know more about this single table relational database concept you just implied exists, where should I start reading? ;)

Re:Python?

[Hal_Porter]

I would like to know more about this single table relational database concept you just implied exists, where should I start reading? ;)

Mod parent up. Pointing out subtle redundancy in statements in technical discussions is always Informative.

Re:Python?

[totally bogus dude]

That'd make the first one a shameful link, yes?

Re:sqlite

[ignavus]

"It also has bindings to just about every imaginable language."

What? Bindings to Klingon (you didn't say "programming language")? Fortran I? Dartmouth Basic? z80 Assembler? SGML? Postcript? VBA?

Shall I go on?

Re:Spectate Swamp Desktop Search

[WWWWolf]

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Re:Python?

[Nimey]

Stupid git.