#=======================LOADING THE .TXT TO THE DATABASE========================

# get a list of all gamenames in the table
my $select = $dbh->prepare( "SELECT gamename FROM games");
$select->execute() || die $dbh->errstr;

# convert to hash for quick lookup in file-reading loop
my %gamename_hash = ();
while (my @gn = $select->fetchrow_array) {
    $gamename_hash{$gn[0]} = 1;
}

open (FILE, "<../data/games/descriptions.txt") or die $!;

while (<FILE>) {
    chomp;
    next unless (length); # Skip if blank line
    my ($name, $desc) = split(/\t/, $_, 2);
    if ($gamename_hash{$name}) {
        # The gamename is already in the table. Increment the counter.
        $dbh->do( "UPDATE games SET gamecounter=gamecounter+1 WHERE (gamename=?)", undef, $name) || die $dbh->errstr;
    }
    else {
        # The gamename is not in the table. Create a new record.
        $dbh->do( "INSERT INTO games (gamename, gamedesc, gamecounter) VALUES (?,?,?)", undef, ($name, $desc, 0) ) || die $dbh->errstr;
    }
}

close (FILE);