Just to clear up my previous post, I think I've got a handle on converting/importing the data from my flat file DB to MySQL. My question is, what changes do I need to make to my Perl script so that it connects to and reads/writes to MySQL rather than the flatfile? 2 parts:

1. Setup/config -- I know there's a:

use mysql;

statement, but what else do I need?


2. Declaring/calling/reading/writing values -- in my flat file, I use simple commands such as:

$config{'regdir'} = 'reg';
my ($title, $reserve, $inc, $desc)...
if ($password,$email,$add1,$add2)...
print $config{'header'};

Is the format the same for interacting with MySQL values?

Thanks.

In reply to convert flat file to mysql -- again by garyj

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