Not sure if this got mentioned already, but there are DBs that run off a single file, such as sqlite. I found sqlite incredibly fast and easy to use with Adobe Air. There is also a jdbc sqlite connection, so talking to it with CF is cake. Not sure if that will qualify in your case (as a flat? file) but thought I would mention it.
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