I found a few things about data driven programing but nothing inspiring, probably didn't find the right stuff. I have had to get the scripts tested and usable as they are so have not been able to do much work yet on making them more easily adaptable. I think I have what I need now, I will use a cfg file for most user changable parts of the program. Hashes in the cfg will determine valid db, web page form structures, and form inputs. Lastly, I will build a perl module to house commonly used functions. These improvements should make it easier to maintain and update.

In reply to Re^2: How to go about accessing differing database table requirements with out rewriting perl code. by swares
in thread How to go about accessing differing database table requirements with out rewriting perl code. by swares

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