"Simple Database Program" help!

From: Mark Creelman (rdcomp_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 01/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 03:25:37 GMT

        

Hello all:

I am attempting to use a database program that I downloaded from

 http://www.thescripts.com/serversidescripting/perl/tutorials/asimpledatabaseprogram/database.txt

with good success. I have already modified it heavily with good results. I am however stuck on something that I feel should have been built into it,
but for some reason wasn't. During the search routine of the script that searches the database for a match based on the entered query, there is no
subroutine to return all records. (aka entering the equivalent wildcard of *.* and having it return all records) ditto for the modify and delete
functions.

        I've scoured it up, down and inside out, and I can see where the search and return results subroutines are, but the syntac gets a little bit
over my head at that point..I'm sure its simple, but I can't see it.

        I've e-mailed the author on this, but no response.

        Thankyou to anyone who can help me out.

        Mark