Re: Is dbmopen() around in another form?

I still use dbmopen() frequently. it's certainly easier than figuring out which of many DBMs exist on your system, and working out the tie interface.

Of course, these days I'm more likely to use a Cache::Cache or a DBM::Deep or even a DBD::SQLite database.

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Re^2: Is dbmopen() around in another form? by lvanhout (Curate) on Jun 16, 2005 at 23:57 UTC
Yeah I started to look at DBD::SQLite, but it needs to be installed. And for this project I cant install software other then cgi stuff. I will look at the Cache::Cache and DBM::Deep. Thank you Lane	[reply]
Re^3: Is dbmopen() around in another form? by merlyn (Sage) on Jun 16, 2005 at 23:59 UTC
Uh, why are you ruling out things that must be "installed"? Have you not seen perlmodinstall? But worse, you rule out $package1 because it has to be installed, but then you talk about $package2 and $package3, neither of which are core. That's very confusing. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re: Is dbmopen() around in another form? by lvanhout (Curate) on Jun 17, 2005 at 00:56 UTC
Sorry to be confusing, I dont have rights to install. I havn't looked at $package2 and $package3 yet, so if they also need to be installed I will not be able to use them either. I will look at perlmodinstall. I belive the host supports mod perl but unsure, I will check on that as well. Mostly I wanted to update an old cgi (perl but not mod perl) program that uses flat files. I'm trying to feel out some better options. Lane	[reply]