I am having trouble retrieving the data from the database after giving the criteria to search the database it does not pull the records it just exits..the data is suppose to be pulled and shown on the screen and then exits to the menu..in this case it just exits the program..I have no issues writing the data to the file..If you can help thanks in advance for the help.

Update in response to davido
I apologize for my ignorance I have uploaded all the files that need to be viewed here: http://65.40.136.120/~files/PERL you will need the railcardata.txt the railcarEntry.pm and sortitbeta.pl the program will run and when you select 1.) Railcar Management and then Select View All Railcars it will ask the criteria and you can select what you want when you do it should pull up all the items in the file that match say Road Name: you type conrail it should display the data...and it doesnt it just exits....entering data into the database works just fine Thanks

In reply to Perl program will not retrieve data from file by PilotinControl25

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