Re: Simple database required.

"Alan" <al183remove@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>I am looking for a simple database prog. that requires NO installation
> so that it can be easily run as a standalone from a USB disk.
> Any suggestions ??
> Thanks.
>

Obviously it depends on how complex you need the database to be, and of 
course, whether or not you intend to keep the data files on the USB disk
or 
the local machine.

I would think Microsoft Works Database is very basic and compact...
however, 
my experience with databases in general (off the shelf) tends to
inherently 
default to the c drive for file storage even though you could install it 
wherever you want.  Would probably result in some extra steps.

I don't use it (even though it's on my machine as part of the "works" 
package,) which is the super basic version of the Microsoft Office Suite 
which is what most folk use these days, except for the miserable database 
"access" which is also part of the MS Suite.

I would also consider one of the minimized versions as used on Windows
based 
handhelds as a possible alternative.

Willy