Basically, what do you think of the design? Of using text files vs. XML vs. a db?

And imp, as for you, young man, I normally would probably take advantage of the postgres server that we have here, but a) admin is controlled by someone else and b) it introduces another dependency. The sql box doesn't have a great history of reliability or response to customer queries (get it? queries? huhuhuhuhuh). If this were for day-to-day use, yeah, I'd probably use a db. But files are just as easy to me now that I've used Text::CSV::Simple a few times and it's one less dependency on an externality when the proverbial excrement hits the fan. I guess delevopment time also factors in.

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In reply to Re^2: (RFC) A CGI whiteboard editing script for emergencies by OfficeLinebacker
in thread (RFC) A CGI whiteboard editing script for emergencies UPDATED WITH CODE 9/26/06 by OfficeLinebacker

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