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My Android program has a huge DB overload and also involves multiple processes (Apps) accessing the database at the same time. Obviously, I found the bundled SQLite DB engine insufficient.

So I closed in on Berkeley DB, and since I don't want to port my code to support NoSQL databases, I would like to use Berkeley DB SQL API and not the Berkeley Java Edition. Can someone tell how do I use this in my Android program?

I could find absolutely no links on this. Mine is an Android Application, so I cannot build a custom firmware which replaces SQLite with BerkeleyDB.

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  • "My Android program has a huge DB overload and also involves multiple processes (Apps) accessing the database at the same time." -- this is not a good idea. It does not matter whether you use SQLite or BDB or whatever. Flash is slow regardless, multiple processes consume too much RAM regardless. Commented Mar 14, 2011 at 14:45
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    @Commonsware The multiple processes are inevitable here. They are different apks part of a suite. They can't be bundled into an app for various reasons. Also, I need better DB support like processing over 10,000 records and encrypting DB etc, which SQlite can't provide. Commented Mar 14, 2011 at 15:44

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Dealing with a large database in Android

One of the answers on this question has the answer you're looking for (I think). Second one down.

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I started from that post. It does not give specifics of how we 'build' the BDB SQL API for Android.
The gentleman who posted the answer offered to help anyone who had any questions as he works as a developer on the Berkley DB. You might drop him a line and see if he can point you in the right direction.
It's been a day, he has not turned up yet! :|
Sorry... I'm travelling this week and don't have much spare time. :-( Can you post your questions to the Berkeley DB forum at bit.ly/eIREhr You'll find an active community of BDB and BDB SQL/Android developers there who can help you more quickly than I can.
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There are definitely many ways to archive this, one without using the Java Edition is cross-compiling the C code and using the Java bindings.

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