# KirbyBase 2.4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 13, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-2-4/95019 "2005-11-13T20:20:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jcribbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jcribbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jcribbs)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-2-4/95019/1 "2005-11-13T20:20:18Z")
I would like to announce the release of version 2.4 of KirbyBase, a small, pure-Ruby database management system that stores it’s data in plain-text files. You can download it here: Windows: [http://www.netpromi.com/files/KirbyBase\_Ruby\_2.4.zip](http://www.netpromi.com/files/KirbyBase_Ruby_2.4.zip) Linux/Unix: [http://www.netpromi.com/files/KirbyBase\_Ruby\_2.4.tar.gz](http://www.netpromi.com/files/KirbyBase_Ruby_2.4.tar.gz) I know, I know, where’s the gem? Well, it’s not for lack of help. Both Hugh S. and Assaph M. have been kind enough to supply me with gemspec files for KirbyBase. I promise I will put a gem together real soon now. Anyway, here’s whats new in this release: - Added a new column type: :Time. Thanks to George M. for coding this enhancement. - Added more functionality to Memo and Blob fields. They are no longer just read-only. You can now also write to them from KirbyBase. The interface for Memo and Blob fields has changed because of this. - Added the ability to specify, when you initialize a database connection, a base directory where memo/blob fields will be stored. - Changed the way indexes are handled by KBTable in client/server mode. Now, when KBTable grabs an index from KBEngine, it will hold onto it and re-use it unless it has been modified since the last time it grabbed it. This speeds up subsequent queries on the same index. - Removed the restriction that the child table had to exist before you could define a Link\_many field in #create\_table. I did this so that it would possible to now define many-to-many links. See the example in the distribution. This also goes for Lookup fields. - Added two sample scripts: kbserverctl.rb and kbserver\_daemon.rb, that show how to set up a KirbyBase server process as a Windows Service. Thanks to Daniel B. for his excellent package, win32-service. - Thouroughly revised the manual. I used the excellent text document formatter, AsciiDoc. Many thanks to Stuart R. for developing this great tool. - Fixed a bug in KBTable#clear that was causing the recno counter not to be reset. Thanks to basi for this. I would like to thank all of the people who provided bug fixes, suggestions, and ideas for version 2.4. Enjoy! Jamey C. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![jcribbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jcribbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jcribbs)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 10:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-2-4/95019/2 "2005-11-14T10:26:57Z")
congrats for a new release! -g. ---
**Author:** ![jcribbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jcribbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jcribbs)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-2-4/95019/3 "2005-11-14T17:59:24Z")
Yes, congratulations! I really love kirbybase as a lightweight pure ruby db. Keep up the great work Jamie! Cheers- -Ezra On Nov 14, 2005, at 1:26 AM, George M. wrote: > > You can download it here: > > > > interface for Memo and Blob fields has changed because of this. > > > > - Removed the restriction that the child table had to exist before > > - Thouroughly revised the manual. I used the excellent text document > > Enjoy! > > > > Jamey C. > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > – -Ezra Z. Yakima Herald-Republic WebMaster > **[yakimaherald.com | Yakima, Washington - We Tell Your Stories](https://www.yakimaherald.com/)** 509-577-7732 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid