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On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Luciano de Souza
<luchyanus@predialnet.com.br> wrote:
> Hi listers,
>
> Mysql and Firebird are excelent choice for large amount of data. If we want
> a single database, Sqlite is very good, especially because a separated
> process is not required. But I am curious to know if there is a non SQL
> database compatible with Lua. I mentioned it because I knew Buzhug, a very
> simple non SQL database for Python. I think I will continue enjoying Sqlite,
> but it seems interesting to know.
>
> With Json, library for serialization, I can easily store configuration
> parameters, but despite its undescribably utility, large amount of data will
> probabily become the application slow, regarding a large table should be
> created each time we call a set of fields. Json is better and easy to use
> than ini files, but when a configuration file need also to be handle
> manually, perhaps ini files will be better. I don't intend to leave Json
> files, but I ask: if I want, I could also to deal with ini files?
>
> I really love the large set of choices that Lua offers. Each head can adhere
> to the prefered way.
>
>
>
> Luciano de Souza

If you're looking for a simple substitute for configuration files or a
small database for your project, why not just use plain Lua scrits?
It's syntax is great for data definition, and it's already implemented.

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