Re: Re: Re: Re: Database storage confusion

I suppose but I find it easier to write $_ = <STDIN> then assign a variable to hold $_, makes it easier for me to understand or see I guess.

I already knew how to assign a value to the database key such as your phone number, the thing I'm trying to do is assign more than one value. Ie. I want $number, $address, $city, $emailaddress all stored under $name and have each of them retrievable. I'm reading up on MLDBM since some people yesterday said that would do the trick.

Thanks for your help!

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Database storage confusion by demerphq (Chancellor) on Mar 10, 2003 at 08:15 UTC
MLDBM does something like a more sophisticated `# Store $dbm{$name}=join "\0",$number,$address,$citty,$emailaddress; # Fetch my ($number,$address,$citty,$emailaddress)=split /\0/,$dbm{$name};` [download] Which would perfectly suitable for your limited requirements. (Well, it assumes that there are no \0 in the input data. A safe bet in this situation I think, and easily enforced) But certainly do look into using the module, although for something this simple I wouldnt bother with MLDBM at all. Now if you want to store a sophisticated data structure like a tree or something, then MLDBM gets pulled off the shelf. --- demerphq	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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by demerphq (Chancellor) on Mar 10, 2003 at 08:15 UTC

MLDBM does something like a more sophisticated

# Store
$dbm{$name}=join "\0",$number,$address,$citty,$emailaddress;
# Fetch
my ($number,$address,$citty,$emailaddress)=split /\0/,$dbm{$name};
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Which would perfectly suitable for your limited requirements. (Well, it assumes that there are no \0 in the input data. A safe bet in this situation I think, and easily enforced) But certainly do look into using the module, although for something this simple I wouldnt bother with MLDBM at all. Now if you want to store a sophisticated data structure like a tree or something, then MLDBM gets pulled off the shelf.

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