NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/unix/admin/4248

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From: [e-mail] (Alan McKay)
Subject: Need Good (Small, Free) database for Unix
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Organization: Acadia University
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:02:49 GMT
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We currently have Oracle running on both our Sun 670MP and our
MIPS box.  On both systems it is used for massive things like the
library system and administration data.  However, our users don't
seem to find Oracle very well suited for those little conveniences
that would make life easier but arn't really necessary.  For example
our head operator wants to keep a record of downtime in a database.
She has all sorts of little things that she wants to tag on to each
record depending upon why the system was down that particular time,
so the standard "csh/awk/grep poor-person's database" won't work.

Is there a nice little PD/Shareware database available for Unix
that would be well-suited to these little tasks?  I was told to
look specifically for something "PICK based", but I don't really
have the slightest clue what that means.

Something I think would be useful is a database that you can
interface with shell scripts.  Like with AREXX on the Amiga.
Is that asking too much?

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