[yoshi]

Hello,

I am attempting to create a message-board type script. Is there a way a script can save messages (like in a board), without using a database (like mySQL)?

Thanks!
yoshi http://www.datera.com

[Shiju Rajan]

Hi,

probably you may save your messages in a flat file.That is the easy way to save the messages with out a database.




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[yoshi]

Thanks.. could you describe to me how placing data into a text file is done, and how to read from it?

yoshi http://www.datera.com

[Shiju Rajan]

Hello yoshi,

just i write a very small example for flatfile.here i am adding 3 field values in to the database.

fields are separated by "|" deliminator.

modify this code according to your requirment.


#!/usr/bin/perl

$firstname="Shiju";
$lastname="Thomas";
$msg="messgae goes here";


$database="database.txt";

#flatfile name

#####--- Add a record to the flatfile -###
$record=join("|",$firstname,$lastname,$msg);


#using join for putting "|" deliminator between the fields.

unless(-e $database){
#check whether database is existing or not
#if not existing then,create and add a record to it

open(DB,">$database") | | die "Error creating database $!n";

#open the database
}else{
#database is already their.
#append the records to existing database.

open(DB,">>$database") | | die "Error opening database $!n";

}
print DB "$recordn";
#print the records to the flatfile.
close(DB);

print "Record Addedn";


##########- Reading from the flatfile-#############


open(DB,$database) | | die "opening the database $!n";
#open database for reading the data from it.

while(<DB> ){
#use a while loop for reading whole data from the
#database.
#assain all record to an array

@data=<DB>;

}

foreach $data(@data){
#read from the array
#remove "|" deliminator and separate the field

($firstname,$lastname,$msg)=split(/|/,$data);

print "First Name: $firstnamen";
print "Last Name: $lastnamen";
print "Message : $msgn";
}

close(DB);


tell me if u have any problem with this..


Good Luck!!




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