A data file that is not related to or does not contain any linkages to another file. It is generally used for stand-alone lists. When files must be related (customers to orders, vendors to purchases, ...

We have multiple users accessing a flat file database -- specifically an Access 97 database.<BR><BR>We've got a few problems with it:<BR>An Access 97 user and an Access 2000 user can access it at the ...

It's easy to create a custom logging framework to log your .Net application's errors and events to a flat file, a database, or the event log You will often want to log events or errors as they occur ...

Flat file databases cause insertion, deletion and update anomalies. Use of relational databases where primary and foreign keys are used to link tables helps overcome these issues. Analysis Inputs, ...