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ldbf client/server DBMS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lars Wirzenius)
Fri May 5 13:15:18 1995
Date: Fri, 5 May 1995 16:44:03 +0300
From: Lars Wirzenius <wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi>
To: linux-activists@niksula.hut.fi, linux-announce@vger.rutgers.edu
X-Mn-Key: announce
From: vlad@torn.ktts.kharkov.ua (Vlad Seriakov)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
Subject: ldbf client/server DBMS
Organization: KT&T Labs.
Keywords: database, server
Approved: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov (Lars Wirzenius)
Followup-to: comp.os.linux.development.apps
References:
LDBF - The clinet/server DBF compatible dbms
Version 0.7 alpha
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What is LDBF?
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LDBF (light DBF server) is client/server dbms
that operate with dbf files and compatible with FOXPRO CDX indexes.
Server part is loaded and waiting conection via TCP/IP or Unix domain
sockets.After client was connected it have access to databases
located on servers's machine.
Client's part is a C library that contain API to server via TCP/IP.
Library implements main suite of xBase operations and you
as I think may write any program that manipulating with DBF files.
Features
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- support DBF database and CDX indexes(compatible with Foxpro)
- client accesses server via TCP/IP or Unix domain
- security implemented on hosts and user levels (passwords)
- all operations may be visible in log files
- configuration may be changed without shuting down server
- support transactions (begin,abort,commit)
- have monitor to obtain information what server to do now :-)
- support reindexing database without shuting down server or clients
- support triggers and stored procedures
- use S-Lang by John E. Davis for stored procedures
- automatic recover all incomplete transactions
- very fast
Availability
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LDBF can be found on ftp site ftp.kiae.su in
directory /linux/misc (ldbf-0.7.tar.gz)
Server is available in binary and for Linux only.
Comments&suggestions are welcome.
Send it to vlad@torn.ktts.kharkov.ua.
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