Thanks gmax for the advice. I do plan on putting this into a real database sometime soon. I thought that since it already was in a text file, I'd learn to DBI query it first as the transition to converting and querying a real database might be a bit too much to handle in one fell swoop.

I know I don't always put enough info in my questions. I try to be courteous and keep it short and simple.

thanks for the replies
peppiv
if time is money....is it safe to say it's five dollars past three hundred?

In reply to Re: Re: OK, OK, I'm taking the DBI plunge. Now what? by peppiv
in thread OK, OK, I'm taking the DBI plunge. Now what? by peppiv

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