Re: [MacPerl] DBMOpen with MacPerl

[pudge@pobox.com (Chris Nandor)]

At 12.32 10/28/97, Russell Mirabelli wrote:
>DBMOpen with MacPerl
>
>I've toyed with DBMOpen (I can't remember the exact syntax I was
>using, but 
>it was fairly straightforward: dbmopen(%myarray, "file", 0777).
>
>What I'm wondering is:
>a) It looks and acts like it really works. Does it?

Should, yes.

>b) Are there any other DBM tools for the mac?

The current version of MacPerl supports DB_File, which is basically ties a has ot the database in a similar way as dbopen().  It is the recommended way to do it.

>c) Is anyone else trying to use this stuff in MacPerl?

Yes!

>d) How about Oracle interfaces with MacPerl? I've got a copy of
>Oracle PowerObjects I'd like to get some use out of...

It could.  There is some talk of porting DBI (http://www.hermetica.com/technologia/DBI/) to MacPerl.  That would allow Oracle access, given that DBD::Oracle were also ported.

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