[plug] Re: [OT] Perl Array/List/Hash Question

[Timothy White]

Timothy White wrote:

> Basically I am attempting to implement a mini database in perl.
> It goes like this, read in file in colon delimited format.
> Use split to split it into components
> Using the username component create a new 'database' entry with user
> data.
> modify database.
> write database back out.
>
> The bit I am having problems with is storing the database.
> I have tried
> $database{$username}->{'passwd'} = 'random';
> and that appears to work except I can't write it out again.
> foreach $user ($database){}
> doesn't return anything.
>
> I basically need to iterate through the database recovering all values
> as well as the changes.

Oh. And it has to be simple, generic perl so that I can take it to any
machine and have it work without getting modules from CPAN...

Tim

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