"Bob Showalter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > Is there an easier way than MLDBM? It's all I've found. I need to
> > store/retreive a DBM hash with 7 keys, each key storing an
> > array with up to
> > 40 entries.
>
> It very much depends on the specific application. It really doesn't
> get much easier than MLDBM. I don't understand what the problem is.
>
> >
> > Or can I tie multiple hashes to one DBM file? Then I could
> > reference each
> > entry as a key in it's respective hash.
>
> No, a DBM ties to one hash. But that hash (using MLDBM) can
> contain other hashes nested to any level.
>
> Post some details about why MLDBM doesn't seem to be the right
> tool for you.
I'm relatively new to Perl in the first place, and I've been trying to find
portable solutions whenever possible.
I am writing my script on one machine, testing it on another Unix machine
and it will be launched on a third so if there was a reasonable alternative
that didn't require the use of an external module it would be preferable in
this situation. Also I find I learn a heck of a lot more when I try and
roll my own solutions...
The only alternative I can think of would be to index all the hash names
with a numeric identifier and parse them all into a hash of arrays when I
read the DBM... but that's probably more work than it's worth.
Thanks for the input :-)
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