about creating a database
 

I'm aiming to create a simple database application (one relation) and was wondering how to go about. Not the details, just some general pointer about the simplest way.

delphi.about.com has a tutorial, but it's using Microsoft Access (which I don't have) to create the database (and delphi to create the form and the interaction, I assume). Is there a way to create the database itself in Delphi? If so, is that more complicated than using MS Access?

Re: about creating a database
 

I don't know a thing about Delphi but in general you can create your own database using any programming language. The simplest database is just a text file that contains the fields that you want in some consistent format. For example *.csv files used by Excel could be considered a database.

Re: about creating a database
 

True, but I want to take advantage of the database features in Delphi. And although it's simple in principle to create a database using a textfile, it still requires some (potentially time-consuming) work getting all the details right, and it's not very scalable.

Re: about creating a database
 

No need for help anymore. Instead of just trying to find a "create a database in five simple steps" type of tutorial I plunged into database creation more seriously, and it's not that hard or messy as it seems at first (and I now finally know what many of those mysterious Delphi components do...).

Re: about creating a database
 

you can using "database desktop" tools create database,it's delphi addon.
you can create foxbase、paradox、and so on format.

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Re: about creating a database
 

Okay, thx. I use Access atm. but I might explore alternatives sometime.