Offline database, with read/write access?

[skitboxkilla]

It is possible to create a database that can be read & written-to, without server-side code like .php or .asp? The build is for USB-keys & laptop-based presentations, so a server will not always be available. It will be published in both .exe & .html/.swf versions.

Ultimately, I'm trying to migrate the whole flash interface into .xml, then create a second viewer (also as .exe/.swf), so power-users can edit individual presentations without needing to learn .xml.

Do you have a solution? Get in touch asap!

[Zaid_W1red]

http://www.webservusb.com/ search google for other and probably free options.

[skitboxkilla]

> http://www.webservusb.com/
...is there no codebase to enable read/write from flash apps? It seems like overkill even to be running .php/mySQL. Can't a flash movie be scripted to revise a data file?

[norciom]

> http://www.webservusb.com/
...is there no codebase to enable read/write from flash apps? It seems like overkill even to be running .php/mySQL. Can't a flash movie be scripted to revise a data file?
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/apollo/

[gvozden]

http://www.sqlite.org/

sqllite is filebased sql setup self contained no install

[Jeff Wheeler]

I was gonna suggest sqlite also, but as far as I know, that doesn’t quite do what he wants. He wants to be able to read/write a database within Flash; unless there is an external AS library, it’ll still need the C library (compiled, though, of course) installed to edit the database, which will require that he includes that in his project; that’s completely plausible, but I’m not sure how you can integrate the C with the AS. That might be a pretty tricky challenge.

[gvozden]

http://asql.mooska.pl/

http://maclema.com/assql/

well it's not for sqllite
I am not sure how would you need to connect Apollo with it
but Apollo is right track
using plain file system is also an option of course

greetz nokrev

[skitboxkilla]

Thank you all for your replies! I have visited each URL in turn, however I fear that the options each of you have kindly presented so far are all far too intellegent for what needs to be done! ;)

Perhaps I am overcomplicating my description? Is there a simple interface that can read/write to .xml files? This page on Kirupa is pretty close, but requires .php:
http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/simpleeditor.htm

...is it possible to recreate the same functionality without a server? At the most basic of all, how about if the Flash interface was revised to read a data file, reading from tables/cells? For example:
Vertical column: Primary navigation titles
Horizontal column: Secondary navigation titles
Intersecting fields: on/off actions (eg: selecting primary does/doesn't link to secondary)

Perhaps this could use a Excel/Filemaker/Access database, which could be read in one of those applications instead? I would prefer to keep it 100% Flash/.xml-based, but it must be able to run from the existing USB keys / a directory on the desktop etc... adding a server will make it hard for users to make changes, as they usually don't have web-access before a presentation.

Thank you again, much appreciated!

[darkredz]

just sent you a pm.