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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sulfericacid

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Re: Database storage confusion by sulfericacid
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