Cultured Perl: Embedding Perl in database tables

By Teodor Zlatanov
2005-04-27


Resources
• Visit the homepage of the Class::DBI module.

• For more details on the MySQL database mentioned in this article, go to the homepage of MySQL.

• To get familiar with MySQL, take this MySQL tutorial; it shows how to get started, create and delete databases, create and alter tables, and more.

• " Build Web apps with Maypole" (developerWorks, May 2004) describes a Perl framework to build fast and easy database-backed applications; it provides some information on Class::DBI .

• Get an overview of the MVC architecture in the Java Swing Toolkit.

• Read all articles in Ted's Cultured Perl series on developerWorks.

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Tutorial Pages:
» Put Perl into your RDBMS Design to Reach Database Nirvana
» Class::DBI Capabilities
» Setting up Tables
» Embedded Deletion
» Embedded Modifications
» Compatibility with Other Languages and Alternative Approaches
» Conclusion
» Resources


First published by IBM DeveloperWorks

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