Simple TextFile as data example

[StevenK]

Can anyone point me to a simple example of using text file(s) as a database. Is there one in the delphi demo files that I've overlooked ?
Any pointers would be appreciated.
I need to be able to read, view, edit, insert and delete records (lines ?) from a text file database.
Thanks in advance
Steve

 

[BobbaFet]

check out the *.db files, I remember those being just plain
text with some extra chars. BobbaFet

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[StevenK]

I've seen an example somewhere (but can't think where) which makes use of standard '*.txt' files (tab limited or comma separated) and reads them (writes/updates, etc) as if they were a standard database table. I think schema files were involved - can anyone shed some light on this ?
Any pointers would be appreciated.
Steve

 

[svanels]

There is a project in the Demos\Db\Textdata directory, at least in D6 S. van Els
SAvanEls@cq-link.sr

 

[prahalath]

When you have append Text table, you have to create Schema File for that, for eg.
[CUSTOMER] // File name with no extension.
FILETYPE = VARYING // Format: VARYING or FIXED
CHARSET = ascii // Language driver name.
DELIMITER = " // Delimiter for char fields.
SEPARATOR = , // Separator character
Field1 = Name,CHAR,12,0,0 // Field information
Field2 = Salary,FLOAT,8,2,12

CUSTOMER.TXT:

"John ",1221.001
"surya ",1500.00
"victor ",38392.00



for more detail go check with BDE help in Delphi 5.
Prahalath

 

[BitsAndPieces]

Hi, Steve !
Would those old Win 3.1 - inifiles do the job ? There is a Delphi unit inifiles.pas with all the functions you needed to access contents of *.ini-files.