[R] R and Data Storage

[Greg Snow]

You might want to look at sqlite (http://www.sqlite.org/).  There is
already
an R package for accessing these databases and the website shows
some GUI interfaces that may be easy enough for tha casual user.
Best of all it is small, quick, free, and open source.

Greg Snow, Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center, LDS Hospital
Intermountain Health Care
greg.snow at ihc.com
(801) 408-8111

>>> <rab45+ at pitt.edu> 09/30/05 10:26PM >>>
Where I work a lot of people end up using Excel spreadsheets for
storing
data. This has limitations and maybe some less than obvious problems.
I'd
like to recommend a uniform way for storing and archiving data
collected
in the department. Most of the data could be stored in simple csv type
files but it would be nice to have something that stores more
information
about the variables and units. netcdf seems like overkill (and not
easy
for casual users). Same for postgres and mysql databases. Could
someone
recommend some system for storing relatively small data sets (50-100
variables, <1000 records) that would be reliable, safe, and easy for
people to view and edit their data that works nicely with R and is
open
source? Am I asking for the moon?

Rick  B.

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