Re: Readable/writable database in Perl
- From: Sherm Pendley <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:08:17 -0400
Eric <ecarlson@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Xho,
Thanks for your reply to my posting. My response inline:
That's the normal way of writing responses. No need to point it out. :-)
If you want us to ignore code, then you should remove before you post it,
rather than just posting it and asking us to ignore it.
In the past I have been criticized for posting to this group without
including all of the code. Seems like when I leave something out or
try to simplify things, people seem to focus on that rather than the
question I am asking. So I can't seem to win with that one.
Sure you can. If you were criticized in the past, it was for not including
all of the code that was *relevant to your question*. That often means you
need to write a separate, stand-alone test script that illustrates whatever
problem you're having, but isn't loaded down with a bunch of other code,
and that's a good thing!
In the process of weeding out what's relevant and writing the test script,
you'll often find that you've solved the problem yourself. So it's not just
a matter of appeasing a cranky group, it's a good habit that will help you
become a better, more self-sufficient programmer.
MySQL does not use human readable or writable data files. Well, unless you
are an extraordinarily gifted human.
That's good information. Perhaps the person giving me this direction
is unaware of this and we need to go a different route.
That depends on what they mean by "human readable."
MySQL's data files are not, by themselves, very readable. But, it does provide
a generic interface. So, other programs can be written that use the same data,
or the "raw" SQL interface can be used to run ad-hoc queries. So it's human
readable in the sense that this one particular program you're writing won't
be the only way to work with the data.
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