Comments on: SQLite more laid back than the D-O-double-G http://micropipes.com/blog/2008/11/10/sqlite-more-laid-back-than-the-d-o-double-g/ because at 3am anything sounds good Thu, 13 May 2010 02:29:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott Baker http://micropipes.com/blog/2008/11/10/sqlite-more-laid-back-than-the-d-o-double-g/comment-page-1/#comment-20376 Scott Baker Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:07:23 +0000 http://micropipes.com/blog/?p=61#comment-20376 At first I was totally put off by this concept but now I love it. I was also put off by the lack of typed variables in perl at first, but now I love them too. It just takes some getting used to. SQLite is an amazing piece of software, I highly recommend it. At first I was totally put off by this concept but now I love it. I was also put off by the lack of typed variables in perl at first, but now I love them too. It just takes some getting used to.

SQLite is an amazing piece of software, I highly recommend it.

]]> By: Wil Clouser http://micropipes.com/blog/2008/11/10/sqlite-more-laid-back-than-the-d-o-double-g/comment-page-1/#comment-20369 Wil Clouser Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:12:13 +0000 http://micropipes.com/blog/?p=61#comment-20369 It's confusing, I agree. The document I linked to says <blockquote>The type affinity of a column is the recommended type for data stored in that column. The key here is that the type is recommended, not required. Any column can still store any type of data, in theory.</blockquote> There is mention of a "Strict Affinity Mode" which I assume makes it act like every other database out there, but I didn't see a way to enable it or any other notes about it. My guess is it isn't implemented yet. SQLite definitely has it's quirks but it's also filling a different niche than most other databases engines. It’s confusing, I agree. The document I linked to says
The type affinity of a column is the recommended type for data stored in that column. The key here is that the type is recommended, not required. Any column can still store any type of data, in theory.

There is mention of a “Strict Affinity Mode” which I assume makes it act like every other database out there, but I didn’t see a way to enable it or any other notes about it. My guess is it isn’t implemented yet.

SQLite definitely has it’s quirks but it’s also filling a different niche than most other databases engines.

]]> By: Orrin http://micropipes.com/blog/2008/11/10/sqlite-more-laid-back-than-the-d-o-double-g/comment-page-1/#comment-20367 Orrin Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:01:48 +0000 http://micropipes.com/blog/?p=61#comment-20367 Is that a good thing? If I have a column and I know that I always want numbers with a certain decimal value in it, wouldn't I want to enforce that? What if you have a column that does not enforce it, am I now able to do do math on the values in it? I don't know much about SQLite, and this does seem like it could be a good feature in some settings. Is that a good thing? If I have a column and I know that I always want numbers with a certain decimal value in it, wouldn’t I want to enforce that? What if you have a column that does not enforce it, am I now able to do do math on the values in it?

I don’t know much about SQLite, and this does seem like it could be a good feature in some settings.

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