Hi Guys, There is probably a simple solution... but got a little stuck... So I am using Class::DBI I pass in the information I want to save in the database which in this case is also information which I want encrypted. I have a encryption function and I simply want to encrypt the data BEFORE it gets inserted into the DB. I thought I could simply add a 'before_set_$column' trigger and alter the value of one field and let it be updated... but once I update the data using the accessors... it calls the function again recursively... which isnt really helpful... what is the correct way to do it ? I have so far (and doesnt work) 
package Austin::DB::CreditCard;

use strict;
use warnings;
 
use Austin::DB;
use base qw/Austin::DB/;
use Austin::SUP::Helpers qw/encrypt/;
use Data::Dumper;
Austin::DB::CreditCard->table('cc_payment');
Austin::DB::CreditCard->columns(All => qw/trip_id cc_type cc_name cc_n
+umber expiry issue_no sec_code/);
Austin::DB::CreditCard->autoupdate(0);
 __PACKAGE__->add_trigger( before_set_cc_number  => \&do_encryption);
 
 sub do_encryption {
     my $self = shift;     
     my $encrypted = encrypt('local', $self->cc_number, getlogin());
     $self->cc_number($encrypted);

 }
 
 
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And then simply insert... 
Austin::DB::CreditCard->insert(\%info);

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Please no comments on storing cc info in a DB... at this point we do not have a choice and thats beyond my control

In reply to Class::DBI and Triggers by ropey

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