#=======================LOADING THE .TXT TO THE DATABASE==============
+==========

# get a list of all gamenames in the table
my $select = $dbh->prepare( "SELECT gamename FROM games");
$select->execute() || die $dbh->errstr;

# convert to hash for quick lookup in file-reading loop
my %gamename_hash = ();
while (my @gn = $select->fetchrow_array) {
    $gamename_hash{$gn[0]} = 1;
}

open (FILE, "<../data/games/descriptions.txt") or die $!;

while (<FILE>) {
    chomp;
    next unless (length); # Skip if blank line
    my ($name, $desc) = split(/\t/, $_, 2);
    if ($gamename_hash{$name}) {
        # The gamename is already in the table. Increment the counter.
        $dbh->do( "UPDATE games SET gamecounter=gamecounter+1 WHERE (g
+amename=?)", undef, $name) || die $dbh->errstr;
    }
    else {
        # The gamename is not in the table. Create a new record.
        $dbh->do( "INSERT INTO games (gamename, gamedesc, gamecounter)
+ VALUES (?,?,?)", undef, ($name, $desc, 0) ) || die $dbh->errstr;
    }
}

close (FILE);

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Is more straightforward this way except the fact that each time i hit a game sumbit button all the counters are being increased, instead of the proper clicked one! and except that the execution of the code never enetes this section: 
if( param('gamename') )
{
    $dbh->do( "UPDATE games SET gamecounter=gamecounter+1 WHERE gamena
+me='$gamename'" );
    $dbh->do( "UPDATE guestlog SET passage='$gamename' WHERE host='$ho
+st'" );

    $sth = $dbh->prepare( "SELECT * FROM games WHERE gamename=?" );
    $sth->execute( $gamename );
    $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref;

    print span( {class=>'lime'},    "Είσαι ο $row->{gamecounter} ος πο
+υ κατεβάζει το $row->{gamename} !!" ),  br;
    print span( {class=>'yellow'},  "Ελπίζω να σου αρέσει και να σου φ
+ανεί χρήσιμο!" );

    print p( {-align=>'center'},  a( {href=>'index.pl'},  img {src=>'.
+./data/images/back.gif'} ));
    print "<script language='Javascript'>location.href=/data/games/$ga
+mename.rar</script>";
}

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td( {-width=>'20%'}, submit( -name=>'gamename', -value=>$row->{gamename} )), is inside the form

In reply to Games.pl again by Nik

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