There's already a GEDCOM module on CPAN

There's already a GEDCOM.pm module on CPAN. It works pretty well, although it's not as robust as one might like. I'm considering redoing it w/Parse::RecDescent in my Copious Free Time (tm).

xoxo,
Andy
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Re: There's already a GEDCOM module on CPAN by Joes (Acolyte) on Jul 08, 2001 at 04:00 UTC
Thanks Andy. As a raw beginner (initiate) to the monastery, what is CPAN, and how do I find the module you refer to? My thanks for responding, Joe.	[reply]
Re: Re: There's already a GEDCOM module on CPAN by tachyon (Chancellor) on Jul 08, 2001 at 05:02 UTC
CPAN is the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network. It contains a vast array of modules. A module is a library of code that does some related task like parse CGI data for web programs. I had a quick look at Gedcom.pm and while it could help do what you want it was not designed for the task at hand. It was more designed to manipulate Gedcom files in a way that would let you write your own programs. For a guide to all this stuff see this tutorial New Monks. It was written to help answer all the sort of questions you probably have. cheers tachyon s&&rsenoyhcatreve&&&s&n.+t&"$'$`$\"$\&"&ee&&y&srve&&d&&print	[reply]