Thanks for both you input, I appriciate the help.

Neither of the solutions seem just right however. 

my %settings;
while ((undef, my ($name, $value)) = $sql->fetchrow_array()) {
    $settings{$name} = $value;
}

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I did:
        my %settings;
        while ((my ($tmp,$name, $value)) = $sql->fetchrow_array()) {
        $settings{$name}=$value;
        }
        $sql->finish();
        print $lastlog."\n";

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Which returned nothing. lastlog is a 'name' and should be = 300000
Did I do something wrong?

Thanks broquaint, but I do not want to store a list. That is a very well written, however over-complicated for this task, bit of code.

Remember, I am looking for the MOST EFFICIENT METHOD. I like any input however. This is more of a learning session for me, all input is valid. Thanks guys!

In reply to Re: Dynamic Settings from Database, $$string help by PyroX
in thread Dynamic Settings from Database, $$string help by PyroX

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