data-storage

Alternative of Storing data except databases like mysql,sql etc.

I had completed my project Address Book in Java core, in which my data is stored in database (MySql). I am facing a problem that when i run my program on other computer than tere is the requirement of creating the hole data base again. So please tell me any alternative for storing my data without using any database software like mysql,...

Where are my Roles being stored?

hey everyone, I've enabled Roles in my ASP.NET web application, but I'm slightly confused as to where they are being stored. In my old project, each Role would appear in the ASP.NET Roles table, and I could see them. However, in my new project, I can't see any Roles in the database table. The strange thing is, I can still use them (and...

How to store files or images on the file system?

I am working on project -online file management where we have to tore file and images.so we are in confusion state that whether we use file system or database to store file and images;;;;; ...

How does COBOL store and retrieve data?

I'm starting to learn about COBOL. I have some experience writing programs that deal with SQL databases and I guess I'm confused how COBOL stores and retrieves data that is stored in a mainframe for example. I know that it's not like relational databases but every example program I've seen takes data straight from the command line and I ...

javascript library for client side storage with server side sync

I'm looking for a javascript library that will let me store data in a client side database and in the back ground automatically sync the database back to the server's database preferable something that supports a variaty of engines in the same way jStore for jQuery does Looking around I can find anything ...

Data storage advice needed: Best way to store location + time data?

I have a project in mind that will require the majority of queries to be keyed off of lat/long as well as date + time. Initially, I was thinking of a standard RDBMS where lat, long, and the datetime field are properly indexed. Then, I began thinking of a document based system where the document was essentially a timestamp and each doc...

Help with Perl persistent data storage using Data::Dumper

I have been trying to figure this out for way to long tonight. I have googled it to death and none of the examples or my hacks of the examples are getting it done. It seems like this should be pretty easy but I just cannot get it. Here is the code: #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Data::Dumper; my $complex_variable = {}; my $MEMORY =...

Looking for the most painless non-RDBMS storage method in C#

I'm writing a simple program that will run entirely client-side. (Desktop programming? do people still do that?) and I need a simple way to store trivial amounts of data in a structured form, but really don't see any need to use a database system. What's more, some of the data needs to be serialized and passed around to different users,...

Data Storage question

Another newbie question: What's the best way to store data in a Cocoa application written in Obj-C? For example if I want to create a sort of "quizzer" that quizzes the user with pre-written (and user-written) questions? How would I store these questions and answers? Core Data? Thanks! ...

FInding the hard disk storage capacity programmatically

How do I find out the storage capacity of my harddisk without using the OS functions like dir or ls? ...

Database Storing long Text Strings

What's the best method to store long text string (> 5000 chars)? ...

Saving private data

Hi, Can anybody detail some approach on how to save private data in social websites like facebook, etc. They cant save all the updates and friends list in clear text format because of privacy issues. So how do they actually save it? Hashing all the data with user password so that only a valid session view it is one possibility. But I ...

ORM on iPhone. More simple than CoreData.

The question is rather simple. I know that there is SQLite. There is Core Data also. But I need something in between. More object-oriented than SQLite API and simplier than Core Data. Main points are: I need access to stored entities only by id. No queries required. I need to store items of a single type, it means that I can use only ...

Storing data with a stand-alone C++ application

I work with Apache, PHP, and MySQL for web development and local applications. For the past couple of years I have slowly been learning C++ and want to build an application this summer. Specifically, I want to make a "library" application in which I can store information about the books, CDs, and records that I own. I know this type of a...

How does one implement storage/retrieval of smart-search/mailbox features?

Hi All, I have a question regarding implementation of smart-search features. For example, consider something like "smart mailboxes" in various email applications. Let's assume you have your data (emails) stored in a database and, depending on the field for which the query will be created, you present different options to the end user....

Compressing digitalized document images

Hello, We are now required by law to digitalize all the financial documents in our company and submit them to evaluations every 3 months. Since this is sensitive data we decided to take matters into our own hands and build some sort of digital data archiver. The tool works perfectly, but after 7 months of usage we are begining to worry...

Is using Shared Preferences for storing user data reliable?

Will the data still be there after the user restarts his / her phone or changes SIM / battery? ...

Avatar image: store in database or on CDN?

Avatar image: store in database or on CDN? Ps( avatar is the users profile photo) ...

What is the most solid option for BLOB storage?

Hi, I have to develope something to hold blob's. I have a various options but have a hard time choosing. What is needed is for the user to upload documents in the form of images mostly. I need to make it secure. I would like some speed though it's not a prerequisite. The size of the uploaded images/documents will "probably" not be too m...

I need to make a large directory with several sub-directories portable

I have a dataset contained in a directory that has about 30,000 sub-directories. Each of these directories contains a text file and another sub-directory. This sub-directory contains some number of text files (ranging from 0 text files, to hundreds). Many of my colleagues use this dataset, but as it is it takes at least 6 hours to tra...