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dandy7231-Oct-23 4:01

dandy72

31-Oct-23 4:01

Mike Hankey wrote:
The only time I had a problem was when I first started using it I would open the DB and leave it open and had corruption problems.

I wouldn't stop using whatever working database solution is currently being used in a project in favor of something that will corrupt itself by misusing its API. That sort of thing needs to be rock-solid before it can become a serious contender as an alternative to anything else.

raddevus31-Oct-23 3:16

raddevus

31-Oct-23 3:16

I've had great success with it. It's an amazing little database.
The technology and the guy who created it is a really interesting story too.
Here's a fantastic podcast that tells the story (interview with Richard Hipp original creator) : The Untold Story of SQLite With Richard Hipp - CoRecursive Podcast[^]

pkfox31-Oct-23 3:39

31-Oct-23 3:39

As others have stated, always close the connection when you've finished with it, I've used it on a lot of applications and never had a problem. I love its portability.

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Jeremy Falcon31-Oct-23 3:56

Jeremy Falcon

31-Oct-23 3:56

Just out of curiosity... can only assume connections are cheap (as in fast) since it's local, correct?

Interestingly enough, in the web world, we do the opposite at times. In fact, depending on the site, there may even be a connection pool.

Jeremy Falcon

pkfox31-Oct-23 7:30

31-Oct-23 7:30

Yes I believe so Jeremy , the database is basically a very cleverly constructed flat file ( probably lots of linked lists in there ). Please correct me if I'm misdirected

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Jeremy Falcon31-Oct-23 14:02

Jeremy Falcon

31-Oct-23 14:02

Dunno... never used it. I love the idea though, so just curious to know the deets.

Jeremy Falcon

raddevus1-Nov-23 4:27

raddevus

1-Nov-23 4:27

I highly recommend the podcast with the original creator of SQLite The Untold Story of SQLite With Richard Hipp - CoRecursive Podcast[^]

CoRecursive with Adam Gordon Bell is really great, but this particular one is one of the all-time best.
You will get the details of how SQLite came to be and a lot of information of the challenges that Hipp had as he created it. Really great!!! I promise. Smile | :)

jschell31-Oct-23 6:16

jschell

31-Oct-23 6:16

Long ago, decades, database corruption happened for all databases.

Lately it just doesn't happen.

So this was interesting to me. Googling I find that SQLite itself documents the causes...

How To Corrupt An SQLite Database File[^]

That lists quite few possible problems basically broken down into the following
1. The application using it is wrong.
2. Manual mismanagement of the environment.
3. Problems with the environment

milo-xml1-Nov-23 1:28

milo-xml

1-Nov-23 1:28

We had Symantec for our corporate AV and there were times I wondered if that was causing issues too.

Gerry Schmitz31-Oct-23 7:29

Gerry Schmitz

31-Oct-23 7:29

It's a "file". It requires backups like any other file. It is "single user". How it performs, depends on the quality of the code using it. Which includes atomicity.

"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I

Christian Graus31-Oct-23 12:40

Christian Graus

31-Oct-23 12:40

I've used it without issues in the past

milo-xml1-Nov-23 1:32

milo-xml

1-Nov-23 1:32

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

CCC 2023-10-31

Peter_in_278030-Oct-23 22:03

30-Oct-23 22:03

Halt before release. (7)

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

Re: CCC 2023-10-31

pkfox30-Oct-23 22:15

30-Oct-23 22:15

Prevent ?
Before = Pre
Release = vent

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Peter_in_278030-Oct-23 22:17

30-Oct-23 22:17

YAUT. Easy for Monday.

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

ChandraRam30-Oct-23 22:53

ChandraRam

30-Oct-23 22:53

Peter_in_2780 wrote:
Easy for Monday.

Except... today is Tuesday Smile | :)

Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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Peter_in_278030-Oct-23 23:24

30-Oct-23 23:24

Been working 3 days straight, lost track...

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

pkfox30-Oct-23 23:36

30-Oct-23 23:36

With no time off ?

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Peter_in_278031-Oct-23 0:00

31-Oct-23 0:00

Not continuous! I'm a senior volunteer firefighter, working in communications, dispatching resources and managing firefighting. We've had an unprecedented run of Total Fire Ban days (7 in October, more than the last 3 whole fire seasons) and I've worked shifts in the Ops room on the last 3 days. Normally it would only be that intense if we had major fires in our district or I was deployed out of town. (I've turned down about 20 requests for deployment so far this month.)

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

pkfox31-Oct-23 1:16