I tried looking online, but I don't know where to being.

In mysql, there exists a column type called set.

""If a number is stored into a SET column, the bits that are set in the binary representation of the number determine the set members in the column value. For a column specified as SET('a','b','c','d'), the the members have the following decimal and binary values:""
SET Member      Decimal Value      Binary Value
'a'     1     0001
'b'     2     0010
'c'     4     0100
'd'     8     1000

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Which allows one to store a; a,b ; a,c ; or any permutation

I know there's a way to do this in perl -- can someone either please point me to a module/perldoc/chapter in one of the perlbooks i have for more info?, or give me some valuable information they have gleaned in their experience

In reply to What is the perl equivelant to a 'Set' column type in mysql? by nmerriweather

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