#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use DB_File; use Fcntl; unlink 'data.db'; tie my %hash, 'DB_File', 'data.db', O_RDWR|O_CREAT; foreach my $size (100, 200, 500, 900, 1000) { my $k = 'k' x $size; my $v = 'v' x $size; $hash{ $k } = $v; } untie %hash;