# Flat file database for ruby?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/flat-file-database-for-ruby/82743>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 20, 2007, 7:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/flat-file-database-for-ruby/82743 "2007-01-20T07:48:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 7:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/flat-file-database-for-ruby/82743/1 "2007-01-20T07:48:12Z")

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Does anyone know of any flat file database implementations for Ruby?

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**Author:** ![ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/flat-file-database-for-ruby/82743/2 "2007-01-20T11:31:13Z")

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On 20.01.2007 07:48, Aaron S. wrote:

> Does anyone know of any flat file database implementations for Ruby?

There is a ton of options, at least Marshal, Yaml, PStore, CSV. What  
exactly do you want to do?

Kind regards

robert

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**Author:** ![ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/flat-file-database-for-ruby/82743/3 "2007-01-20T12:04:12Z")

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Don’t forget KirbyBase.

Evan W.

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**Author:** ![ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/flat-file-database-for-ruby/82743/4 "2007-01-20T12:26:18Z")

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On 1/20/07, Aaron S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Does anyone know of any flat file database implementations for Ruby?

Kirbybase is mad rad:  
[http://www.netpromi.com/kirbybase\_ruby.html](http://www.netpromi.com/kirbybase_ruby.html)

The same author started another project with similar functionality,  
but faster, but the name was funny and started with an ‘M’… I can’t  
recall it now.

hth,  
-Harold

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**Author:** ![ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/flat-file-database-for-ruby/82743/5 "2007-01-20T14:54:35Z")

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On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, Harold H. wrote:

> On 1/20/07, Aaron S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know of any flat file database implementations for Ruby?
> 
> Kirbybase is mad rad:  
> [http://www.netpromi.com/kirbybase\_ruby.html](http://www.netpromi.com/kirbybase_ruby.html)
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> The same author started another project with similar functionality,  
> but faster, but the name was funny and started with an ‘M’… I can’t  
> recall it now.

Mongoose.

[http://rubyforge.org/projects/mongoose/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/mongoose/)

Kirk H.