I plan to write a DVD Profiler in Perl, and was wondering. What would be the best way to store all my data. I was thinking of referencing the DVDs by their EAN (example EAN: 060049145457) and then from that, being able to grab the rest of the info. At first, I thought XML would be a good idea, but then I had second thoughts.. Now, I am back to square one, and unsure, so I seek your guidance! I have included below the original XML file I was going to work with, so give you an idea of the data I will be storing.

<dvd EAN="060049145457">
        <title>Reservoir Dogs: Special Edition</title>
        <director>Quentin Tarantino</director>
        <year>1992</year>
        <region encoding="PAL">2</region>
        <aspect anamorphic="0" widescreen="1">16:9</aspect>
        <audio>Dolby Digital 5.1</audio>
        <length>94</length>
        <cert>18</cert>
        <rating>5</rating>
</dvd>

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That kinda thing. Also, any comments/suggestion about data being held on dvds, or my DVD Profiler in general are welcome with open arms!

Thanks for any help provided in advance.
Regards, Will.

In reply to DVD Profiler... by wrboyce

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