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Even a badly normalized database will be easier to cope with mentally than keeping this in some one-size-fits-all variable construct. At least it would be for me. And SQL makes asking questions that include filtering, counting, summing, grouping, etc, etc, very easy. If it's not a lot of data, you could probably get by with DBI and DBD::CSV (the latter especially if you can create a single table).
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Re: (ichimunki) Re: What data structure should I use to describe networked computers?
by dvergin (Monsignor) on Mar 03, 2001 at 19:47 UTC
    Or, if you go this route, DBD::RAM might suit your needs better. As the docs say: 
       "DBD::RAM allows you to import almost any type of
   Perl data structure into an in-memory table and 
   then use DBI and SQL to access and modify it."

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    You'll find a helpful review of the module here.
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