I like creating multiple tables... 

create table tbl_names (
id_name INT NOT NULL auto_increment,
str_name VARCHAR(255),
);

create table tbl_ipaddresses (
str_ipaddress VARCHAR(255),
id_name INT,
);

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Then you can do schtuff like 

@names = qw( firstname secondname );
@ips = ( "123.132.123.121" , "198.21.252.2" , "123.123.123.132"); 

$sql_statement = qq|INSERT INTO tbl_names (str_name) VALUES (?)|;
$sth = $dbh->prepare($sql_statement);

$sql_statement = qq|INSERT INTO tbl_ipaddresses (id_name, str_ipaddres
+s) VALUES (?,?)|;
$sth2 = $dbh->prepare($sql_statement);

foreach $name (@names){
    $rv = $sth->execute($name);
    my $id_name = $sth->{'insert_id'};
    
    foreach $ip (@ips){
        $rv = $sth2->execute($id_name, $ip);
    }
    
}

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To get a name's worth of ips out you could then do.. 
$sql_statement = qq|select str_ipaddress 
    from tbl_ipaddresses, tbl_names
    where tbl_names.str_name = 'firstname'
    and tbl_names.id_name = tbl_ipaddresses.id_name|;
$sth = $dbh->prepare($sql_statement);
$rv = $sth->execute;

while (    ($ipaddress) = $sth->fetchrow_array ){
    # do whatever
}

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EEjack

In reply to Re: Yet Another Half Perl Half mySQL Question by eejack
in thread Yet Another Half Perl Half mySQL Question by Anonymous Monk

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