Perl Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟Using DBM Database Files

This chapter provides tutorial examples and notes on DBM database files. Topics include using dbmopen() to connect a hash variable to a DBM database; example scripts of storing two and multiple columns in DBM database files.

dbmopen() - Opening DBM Files with Hash Variables

DBM Database Example - English French Dictionary

DBM Database Example - Book Records with Multiple Fields

Conclusions:

• dbmopen(%word,"dictionary") - Opens a DBM database to a hash variable.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Perl on Linux Systems

 ActivePerl on Windows Systems

 Data Types: Values and Variables

 Expressions, Operations and Simple Statements

 User Defined Subroutines

 Perl Built-in Debugger

 Name Spaces and Perl Module Files

 Symbolic (or Soft) References

 Hard References - Addresses of Memory Objects

 Objects (or References) and Classes (or Packages)

 Typeglob and Importing Identifiers from Other Packages

 String Built-in Functions and Performance

 File Handles and Data Input/Output

 Open Files in Binary Mode

 Open Directories and Read File Names

 File System Functions and Operations

 Converting Perl Script to Executable Binary

►Using DBM Database Files

 Using MySQL Database Server

 Socket Communication Over the Internet

 XML::Simple Module - XML Parser and Generator

 XML Communication Model

 SOAP::Lite - SOAP Server-Client Communication Module

 Perl Programs as IIS Server CGI Scripts

 CGI (Common Gateway Interface)

 XML-RPC - Remote Procedure Call with XML and HTTP

 RPC::XML - Perl Implementation of XML-RPC

 Integrating Perl with Apache Web Server

 References

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