# Re: ruby sdbm library reliable?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-sdbm-library-reliable/94863>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 16, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-sdbm-library-reliable/94863 "2006-05-16T20:46:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-sdbm-library-reliable/94863/1 "2006-05-16T20:46:21Z")

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> -----Original Message-----  
> From: Berger, Daniel [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)]  
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:33 PM  
> To: ruby-talk ML  
> Subject: Re: ruby sdbm library reliable?

> Maybe the “one database equals one file” is the problem then.

I haven’t actually checked to see how KirbyBase stores information, so  
just ignore that comment if it doesn’t pertain to KirbyBase.

Dan

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-sdbm-library-reliable/94863/2 "2006-05-16T22:51:40Z")

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On May 16, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Berger, Daniel wrote:

> just ignore that comment if it doesn’t pertain to KirbyBase.  
> in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and  
> destroy  
> all copies of the communication and any attachments.

KirbyBase is actually one directory is one database. Each table is a  
single file.

Jamey – Would you be interested in a hand? I’ve mulling over some  
thoughts about doing joins in KirbyBase, and disk based indexes, and  
possible alternative file formats.

As regards the hand-edit-ability, you could always have multiple  
backends, and a conversion tool.

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-sdbm-library-reliable/94863/3 "2006-05-16T23:23:41Z")

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Logan C. wrote:

> Jamey – Would you be interested in a hand? I’ve mulling over some  
> thoughts about doing joins in KirbyBase, and disk based indexes, and  
> possible alternative file formats.

Certainly!

> As regards the hand-edit-ability, you could always have multiple  
> backends, and a conversion tool.

Good point.

Jamey