# KirbyBase: DateTime and Memo

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-datetime-and-memo/141542>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 26, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-datetime-and-memo/141542 "2008-06-26T21:58:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dimitri\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@Dimitri\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dimitri_A)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-datetime-and-memo/141542/1 "2008-06-26T21:58:19Z")

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Hi,

I love KirbyBase. I think it’s great that there’s a file-based  
database engine written in Ruby. I like being able to edit the  
database files directly and the fact that there’s a Memo datatype.  
But, I did run into two problems while working with KirbyBase  
recently:

1. a DateTime column originally set to kb\_nil upon creation can’t  
remain so when updated

2. a Memo column cannot be created when the memo\_blob\_path contains a  
directory that doesn’t exist

These are bug ID’s 20290 and 20291, respectively, on Rubyforge.  
There’s a fairly good description of what the problem exactly is, as  
well as test cases attached to the bug reports. I’ve given myself a  
month to try to fix the problems myself, but I just haven’t had the  
time. Is there anyone with the time and inclination to have a look at  
these problems? Jamey?

As payment, I can offer you a beer the next time you’re in Zurich,  
Switzerland.

- Dimitri

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**Author:** ![Dimitri\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@Dimitri\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dimitri_A)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-datetime-and-memo/141542/2 "2008-06-29T23:08:39Z")

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I hadn’t heard of Kirbybase before your post - but I agree with you so  
far looking at it

There does not seem to have been any interest in it for 2 years - anyone  
know what happened?

I would love to be of help with the bugs but am not an expert so may  
take me some considerable time!

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**Author:** ![Dimitri\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@Dimitri\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dimitri_A)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kirbybase-datetime-and-memo/141542/3 "2008-07-01T07:33:47Z")

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I love kirbybase and use it for small projects at work. There is a  
rails  
adapter for it as well, called ackbar. The last release of ackbar  
worked  
for rails 1.0 and I updated it to 1.2 (in svn), but no rails \> 2 is  
supported. If you have specific questions on kirbybase or ackbar, shoot  
me  
an email and I’ll do my best to answer them.

/Shawn