A "flat" file represents a particular database file used to store data for database applications. While meant for database programs, you may include these files in Java projects constructed with ...

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, ...

The days when a brand only needed one website to house its online presence are long gone. Today, webinars, events, pop-up shops and product promotions all require their own microsites or landing pages ...

In relational databases and flat file databases, a table is a set of data elements (values) that is organized using a model of vertical columns (which are identified by their name) and horizontal rows ...

All it takes is the right tools to extend the life span -- and leverage the business value of -- legacy apps A trend dubbed “legacy evolution” offers hope if you work at one of the estimated 10,000 ...

This non-flat data does not fit comfortably within flat SQL databases, and consequently, is handled poorly and queried with great effort, though significant resources are spent to produce, collect and ...

Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links it to subordinates, called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables. Before we dive ...