Dear Bretheren, could you recommend a perl "native" database format/solution that I should implement. My program generates a pretty big log file with 1-2 tables. My boss now wants me to draw charts so I need to access the data I generate. My program is for both Linux and Win32 platforms so using mysql or something that requires "administrative" skills from the user is out of the question. What should I use? Berkley DB file? cvs? dumping a hash to a file? something else? Please note that the log files grow and I need to rotate them at some time... At first my client wanted these data to be saved in an excel file, and I've done that. But now he wants charts and extra things so I have to ask your opinion. Many thanks! God bless!

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