Re^4: Algoritm for converting string to number?

Okay, so not so simple, but I'd probably use...

use Storable qw(store retrieve);
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and store and retrieve the hash once I was done with it, or needed it again.

I'd also probably stuff the global value incrementor into some hash string and store it in the hash with a key value like, "Global Incrementing Hash Key Thingy".

Of course Storable has its issues too...

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Re^5: Algoritm for converting string to number? by moritz (Cardinal) on Aug 23, 2011 at 13:49 UTC
That has several downsides. One is that each time you add a single key, you have to write the whole data file. Another is that you have to deal with concurrent accesses yourself. And a third is that your data is lost if the program is killed while writing the file. D'oh. Better to use a ready-made, battle-tested solution like sqlite (or maybe berkeleydb) which deals with these problems for you. Perl 6 - second systems done right	[reply]
Re^6: Algoritm for converting string to number? by raybies (Chaplain) on Aug 23, 2011 at 13:51 UTC
Heh. Funny. I've run into all these problems before, so yeah, I concede your point. Well said. Still, for prototyping... it sure is quick and dirty. :D	[reply]