Simple text file vs MS Access for a database?
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Let's say I have a program, a user login system, a place where members can sign in and new users can sign up. My program expecting to have more than a thousand users. Do I use a simple text file in notepad or use MS Access database?
Let's say I have a program, a user login system, a place where members can sign in and new users can sign up. My program expecting to have more than a thousand users. Do I use a simple text file in notepad or use MS Access database?
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Simple text files.
Could be modelled on:
/etc/passwd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passwd_(file)#Password_file
/etc/shadow or /etc/master.passwd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passwd_(file)#Shadow_file
Could be modelled on:
/etc/passwd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passwd_(file)#Password_file
/etc/shadow or /etc/master.passwd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passwd_(file)#Shadow_file
@JLBorges,
are these tools in the links available for Windows as well?
@OP,
I would not recommend Access with plain C++, since it's really complicated to use with ODBC.
If you want a database have a look at SQlite.
are these tools in the links available for Windows as well?
@OP,
I would not recommend Access with plain C++, since it's really complicated to use with ODBC.
If you want a database have a look at SQlite.
> are these tools in the links available for Windows as well?
These are just password file formats (used by unix and unix-like systems).
The associated password management tools (chpass, passwd, vipw etc.) are unix or unix-clone specific.
Windows has the net user command with equivalent functionality.
These are just password file formats (used by unix and unix-like systems).
The associated password management tools (chpass, passwd, vipw etc.) are unix or unix-clone specific.
Windows has the net user command with equivalent functionality.
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