Re: [MacPerl-AnyPerl] storing a DBM file

[Richard Gordon <maccgi@bellsouth.net>]

At 14:56 -0400 08/02/1999, Ronald J Kimball wrote:
>You should either use MLDBM, or store your values in a single string with
>delimiters.

Better yet, use a real database for storage. I don't know whether 
15,000 records x 15 fields is actually stretching the limits of dbm 
or not, but I do know that this is enough stuff to warrant a heavier 
duty solution. Apparently, O'Reilly has released the MySQL/mSQL book 
and it would be worth a look especially if the record set is likely 
to grow over time or if there will be multiple users. The Perl 
chapter is online at 
http://www.ora.com/catalog/msql/chapter/ch10.html (and still has the 
wrong definitions for DBI/DBD, but I digress).


Richard Gordon
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