I have a complicated question about databases. Please read on. [more inside]
posted by prunes on Dec 8, 2008 - 20 answers

DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, TIME, DATE. Which should I use for general-purpose date storage in a recent MySQL version? [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Aug 20, 2007 - 16 answers

When using sony sound forge, is it possible to get the actual data from the spectrum analysis graph (amplitude vs frequency in tabular form). And part 2 to my question is, when using sound forge spectrum analysis, if i take a particular frequency and amplitude, how do i calculate relative dBA levels from the chart data. [more inside]
posted by edtut on Apr 22, 2007 - 8 answers

Which Flash-based, non-iPod audio players have the lowest levels of self-noise (lowest noise floors)? [more inside]
posted by lorimer on Apr 13, 2007 - 5 answers

Can I connect a flash program to a local offline Access database without having to run my computer as a webserver? [more inside]
posted by Brainy on Mar 20, 2007 - 5 answers

Can anyone point me to a good documentation/samples for building an app using mod_python and cheetah? (and mySQL/DBUtils etc)? [more inside]
posted by karen on Feb 14, 2006 - 2 answers

SQL: Virtual Grouping? [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Dec 13, 2005 - 9 answers

I have a MySQL database that contains two fields - name and e-mail - for a bunch of records. Separately I have a FileMaker 7 database that contains the same fields - name and e-mail - and contains other fields, like "notes". My question: can the FileMaker database, after polling the MySQL database, show name and e-mail as read-only; and then show the other fields as editable? i.e. if I make a change to the MySQL database, can I get it to show up in FM? [more inside]
posted by mark7570 on Sep 30, 2005 - 2 answers

As per this question a couple of weeks ago, the insurance company paid up and I'm the owner of a brand new Canon 20D. Unfortunately, the new camera didn't come wiht any database software like my old D60 did. Now I need a new way to keep track of all the photos. (MI)... [more inside]
posted by trbrts on Nov 17, 2004 - 4 answers

Yet another dorky Linux question: how can I install an upgraded version of the Berkeley DB libraries on my RedHat Linux 9 machine without totally horking all the apps that are installed that rely on the older version? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by delfuego on Oct 23, 2004 - 2 answers