Personal Component Database Program

[nicknml]

I got bored today and saw this thread and decided to make a database for my components. I made a database with MySQL on one of my Linux boxes. I also might look at embedding the datasheets in the database. Right now it's a simple one table database but I might break it out into several tables.  If anything, it at least helped me to brush up on SQL.

[nctnico]

Why would you want to hoard datasheets? It is faster to just punch the partnumber into the searchbox of a webbrowser than to try and look it up in a database or directory. Besides that the more complex chips have a datasheet, user manual and errata sheets. Some even have datasheets which are broken up into multiple documents. A database isn't very suitable for that. In some om my software I use blob fields filled with XML to create a flexible datatype in a database.

[Xkonti]

Looks like I'm starting this program from scratch. This way I can start with very simple app and (I hope) cleaner code. I will be posting some updates and questions about features here.