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Re: [MacPerl] DBM & Mac Perl



On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, David Ray wrote:

> I have written Perl scripts that use DB files, which I tested on the Mac
> and then ported to Unix. The code should work fine on either platform. The
> only problem is that you won't be able to move the data file (DB file)
> across platforms.

Depends on your DB  Format.
If you use bsd-dbm the DB file should be usable on all platforms.
I have tested this with linux and mac, which are definitely using
different byte orders.