database connectivity

[barthgimble]

Is there an objective-c version of jdbc? Can someone point me at some info regarding db connectivity?
Thanks.

[skochan]

Sorry, it's not my area of knowledge.  Of course there a C API for SQLLite 3 that can be used directly or indirectly as it is the database structure that sits below Core Data.

Have you tried seeing what Google turns up?

Cheers,

Steve Kochan

[barthgimble]

Hi Steve.

There seems to be a number of third party options. Some free. Is the main method for data storage meant to be object archival or serialization instead of a database? I'm pretty new at programming so I'm just trying to figure this stuff out. Very fun.

p.s. I just finished your book. I've read a lot of books the last 2 years and yours is very good. Thanks.

[skochan]

The method you use depends on many factors: the amount of data you need to store, whether it needs to be updated, whether you need to search it, where you need to to store it, and performance criteria.   For example, a database is not to needed to store a small amount of data in-between runs of your application.   Such data can be stored as a property list or a keyed archive directly in your application's file system.

Cheers,

Steve Kochan