Re: [PLUG] perl objects and file storage

["Kyle R . Burton" <mortis@voicenet.com>]

> Is it possible to store complex data structures
> composed of references/objects, or even hash's/arrays
> to file and retrieve them?  I know it can be done
> through a somewhat complex algorithm, and then some
> encoding/decoding, but does anyone know of a simpler
> way, perhaps a module?  I would like to simulate php
> sessions.

Have a look at Data::Dumper and the Storable modules.  I beleive Data::Dumper
is a core module, while Storable is common in many distributions.

There are other session mecahnisims available, depending on what environment
you're running in.  See the Apache::Session modules if you're running under 
mod_perl.  Many of the HTML/Application server enviornment support sessions
(like Mason and Pas), so if you're using one of those packages you probably
have them available already.


hth,
Kyle R. Burton

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