Do I need MySQL?

2002-04-07 Thread Octavian Rasnita
Hi all, I want to read and sort a comma separated file like: abc,Metallica,Larry bcd,Megadeth,Wall cde,Ozzy,Perl I want to be able to sort the line using all the 3 columns. I am a beginner in Perl and I don't know to use MySQL yet. Is it possible to do what I want without a database? Thank you

RE: Do I need MySQL?

2002-04-07 Thread Scot Robnett
p; my ($rec,$band,$artist) = split(/,/,$_); print "Band = $band \n"; print "Artist = $artist \n"; } -Original Message- From: Octavian Rasnita [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 8:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Do I need MySQL?

Re: Do I need MySQL?

2002-04-08 Thread Octavian Rasnita
t" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Octavian Rasnita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 6:32 PM Subject: RE: Do I need MySQL? No. MySQL would be overkill for an application like this unless you're talking about several thousand lines.