Ok, I stand corrected - I have not used or tested DBD::SQLite :-( I shouldn't have advised against using it, since I don't actually have any experience with it, and especially since my assumption about *what* it does was wrong. I'm sorry if I confused anyone with my mis-information.

But I do stand behind my statements about using SQL in your Perl/DBI/DBD:: applications. I also agree with your view that the 5% can be a big problem. There is date/time and sequence handling, just to name a few in that 5%, and those differences are enough to give anyone headaches.

I also have never used HDB, so I will put my tail between my legs and stop commenting before I say something wrong about that. :-)