Use DBI. Doing your own parsing of files and data is more of a headache
than you need. It may depend on your application, but when it comes to file
parsing - you're re-inventing the wheel.
There are several good Database's out there that are open source. Plus if
all your effort is "in house" you'll have very few security issues to worry
about.
Randy Peterman
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> Hello all,
> Please bear with me - I realize the answers I seek probably lie
> elsewhere but I haven't had a lot of luck.
> I'm building an interface that allows me to input an order number,
order
> type and comments on the order, which are stored into a file using a hash
of
> arrays. I can's find a good way to store and retreive the records, and I'm
> trying to figure out whether DBI access or regular file access with my own
> parsing would be best.
> I'm basically looking for any insight, references, etc. on file access
> and record retreival that is geared for the non-guru.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
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