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Okay, I have a little bit of a problem. I need to store a complex data structure in a DBM file. It consists of an array of annonymous hashes. Here's an example of the data structure:

@yes_it_must_be_a_list = 
  ( 
    {
      'value1' => "dada",
      'value2' => "yadayada",
    }
    {
      'value1' => "another value",
      'value3' => "Ha! A different value than from the last hash!",
    }
)

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Any way I can store this in a DBM file? I've tried rewriting it as a hash so I can use an MLDBM file, but it would require a total rewrite of a couple thousand line program, and my attempts totally broke the program.

Anyone know how I could do this?

In reply to Arrays of anonymous hashes in a DBM file? by nurikochan

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