[Gandalf Parker]

[quote]Originally posted by Arralen:

mySQL? shell script? cron job?
I'm not terribly familiar with LINUX, too, but afaik there should be some possiblities to do this "the simple way".
And if you need more complex functions to work with the database and/or want a GUI for administration, why not use Perl/Python/Tcl with GUI-Kit (tk).
Or XBasic (code portable between Linux and W32 Version), so we needn't rely on M$ stuff?

Didnt read the whole thread? And the thread about running host without the GUI? Gee that sounds obnoxious but I dont mean it to be. Your suggestions are right-on for the server base I offered first (Debian Linux) but Shrapnel offered a Windows based server so the conversation kindof split awhile back between the two OS bases.

You sound like you are back in my territory (but not linux? FreeBSD? Solaris?). I gave a pretty full description in one of these threads about doing alot of useful game management mostly with web. All shell, cron, cgi stuff. Also tossing in some of my own randomizing scripts for which I use YAbasic (for the same reason, linux/windows portable). Check out the "Gandalf's Random Circus" threads for notes on that.

I can see a need for a database but I dont see it being so involved as to need a format that would require another program to load or a full server daemon of its own. Simple DBM or even just a dilimeted text file would probably do if I were making it.

[ November 28, 2003, 13:31: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]