redfiretruck

Databases? Hey, if i were in need to store tons of data to a file and then use it later (relatively easily hopefully, please no sequential file crap). What would i use? I've used ini files before and trust me, I love them to death and rely on them for my every day use but I feel there is a need for a more suitable way to store data...

So I want to ask... What is a good database to store information in? (Non-Website/Connection Database)

Encryption is only wanted if the file size and the speed is still at a reasonable amount. I don't want to set 5 strings to a database and have it take 3 minutes to open it and have it save a 10meg file...

-- I'm new to databases, more importantly new to Visual Basic, but ALOT of EVERYTHING is so similiar to Delphi so I think I'll be fine learning about them . (I've used Delphi for about a year and love just about every aspect of it... But I am going to college in a few months and to get my degree i need to finish a couple VB classes 8(... )