regd databases and networking in squeak

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Navodit Kaushik
>
> Hi
>
> I am trying to learn more about using databases  and
> using networking in Squeak. Can anyone please suggest
> some good starting points? For databases, I would be
> needing to set up a database for my project at
> squeaksource.com so I am looking for something which
> would enable that. For networking, I just want to
> start by learning some basics about how network access
> works in Squeak. Any pointers would be highly
> appreciated. Thanks
>
> Navodit
>
>
>

> Hi Navodit,
>
> The easiest thing you can do to attach a database is
> to use ODBC.  If you
> have on your system an ODBC Driver say like Dbase or
> Access then you can
> just use a file.  You set up an ODBC connection and
> then use SQL to access
> your data.  The best part of doing this is that you
> don't need to have
> Access or Dbase on your system since ODBC does all
> the work for you.
>
> Review the ODBC packages on SqueakMap for details.
>
> For networking it really depends on what you are
> trying to do.  If you are
> just looking for networking access to a database
> then you have that with the
> ODBC package.
>
> If you are looking for more advanced Database tools
> then consider using
> PostgreSQL and Glorp.  This is a much more
> complicated so if you are new to
> this I'd stick with ODBC until you get your feet
> wet.
>
> Please feel free to ask questions!  
>
> Happy coding,
>
> Ron Teitelbaum
> President / Principal Software Engineer
> US Medical Record Specialists
> www.usmedrec.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Navodit Kaushik
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I am trying to learn more about using databases
> and
> > using networking in Squeak. Can anyone please
> suggest
> > some good starting points? For databases, I would
> be
> > needing to set up a database for my project at
> > squeaksource.com so I am looking for something
> which
> > would enable that. For networking, I just want to
> > start by learning some basics about how network
> access
> > works in Squeak. Any pointers would be highly
> > appreciated. Thanks
> >
> > Navodit
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Navodit Kaushik
>
> Hi Ron
>
> Thanks for the very quick response. Basically what I
> am trying to do is as follows:
>
> 1. Set up a database at squeaksource.com which has
> data like Squeak packages, classes, methods etc. i.e.
> kind of a history database which stores information
> about squeak packages, classes uptill a particular
> release...
>
> 2. Next thing I want to do is to be able to connect to
> this database over the internet (i.e. network access
> to the database) and download packages etc from this
> database.
>
> So my questions are:
>
> 1. What would be the best choice to be able to set up
> a database at squeaksource.com which has some data.
> Someone suggested Magma to me but I am not sure if it
> is the correct choice for this.
> 2. What packages would I need to be able to access
> this database across the network (I guess this wd
> depend on the database used in 1 above!)
>
> Thanks
>
> Navodit
> --- Ron Teitelbaum <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Navodit,
> >
> > The easiest thing you can do to attach a database is
> > to use ODBC.  If you
> > have on your system an ODBC Driver say like Dbase or
> > Access then you can
> > just use a file.  You set up an ODBC connection and
> > then use SQL to access
> > your data.  The best part of doing this is that you
> > don't need to have
> > Access or Dbase on your system since ODBC does all
> > the work for you.
> >
> > Review the ODBC packages on SqueakMap for details.
> >
> > For networking it really depends on what you are
> > trying to do.  If you are
> > just looking for networking access to a database
> > then you have that with the
> > ODBC package.
> >
> > If you are looking for more advanced Database tools
> > then consider using
> > PostgreSQL and Glorp.  This is a much more
> > complicated so if you are new to
> > this I'd stick with ODBC until you get your feet
> > wet.
> >
> > Please feel free to ask questions!
> >
> > Happy coding,
> >
> > Ron Teitelbaum
> > President / Principal Software Engineer
> > US Medical Record Specialists
> > www.usmedrec.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Navodit Kaushik
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I am trying to learn more about using databases
> > and
> > > using networking in Squeak. Can anyone please
> > suggest
> > > some good starting points? For databases, I would
> > be
> > > needing to set up a database for my project at
> > > squeaksource.com so I am looking for something
> > which
> > > would enable that. For networking, I just want to
> > > start by learning some basics about how network
> > access
> > > works in Squeak. Any pointers would be highly
> > > appreciated. Thanks
> > >
> > > Navodit
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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> Hi
>
> I am trying to learn more about using databases  and
> using networking in Squeak. Can anyone please suggest
> some good starting points? For databases, I would be
> needing to set up a database for my project at
> squeaksource.com so I am looking for something which
> would enable that. For networking, I just want to
> start by learning some basics about how network access
> works in Squeak. Any pointers would be highly
> appreciated. Thanks
>
> Navodit
>
>
>
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