PERFECT!! Works like magic. Thank you very much Victor.
On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > > 1) unless you have previously populated the db file, it will start off
> > > > as
> > > > empty.
> > > >
> > > > I guess, this is my most basic and pressing question. A file by the name
> > > > mockalias exists which already has the usernames and e-mail addresses
> > > > separated by :
> > > > When I use the tie command, am I not pulling up all the existing information
> > > > in that file, into a hash?
> > > >
> > >
> > > ... so you mean this mockalias is actually a text file contain records one
> > > entry per line with the symbol ":" as the delimitor?
> >
> > Yes, it is. DB_file is not the best option, is it, in such a case?
> >
>
> I'm sorry I've over looked your question, my apology.
>
> no, actually Berkely DB is an excellent choice, it gives you all the features
> (delete, search, add, update) you wanted while consuming very little resources.
>
> But since your data is in a text file, you will have to first convert them into a
> Berkely DB first before you can use it. The following code should the job.
>
> my ($key, $values);
> open Fin, "mockalias";
> while (<Fin>)
> {
> ($key, $value) = split(/:/, $_)
> $ALIAS{$key} = $value;
> }
> close Fin;
>
>
> put this loop between the tie and untie statement and it will load the vlaues from
> the mockalias file and convert it into a hash and at the same time storing the
> change into the BerkelyDB file.
>
> Remember to pick a different name for your berkely db file, .. mockalias.db should
> be a good choice. (^_^)
>
> Tor.
>
