Hi there Monks!

I have a list of names and related information from about 50 people that I want to add to a database. I would like to have it in a hash rather than inserting peace by peace into a database table. I think that using a hash in Perl will be less work than setting up database tables queries etc. Could anyone point me into the right direction or suggest the best way of doing that? I also after storing it I will have to parse this data and display it in the same format I am showing it here. The data structure for all of them are the same as in:
 Mary Anna , Left
 City Code: 40 X, Central Location
 First ID 454, Second ID 456 Status: MD at 01 floor
 
 John Doe , Right
 City Code: 88 Y, Right Location
 First ID 555, Second ID 321 Status: SI at 33 floor
 
 ...50 more of these

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Thanks Monks!

In reply to What is the better way to store and display data. by Anonymous Monk

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