Thanks everyone, I tried the module and it is great.
Thanks, -Ben On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Shawn H Corey <shawnhco...@gmail.com>wrote: > On 10-05-17 10:35 AM, Eric Veith1 wrote: > >> "Bob McConnell"<r...@cbord.com> wrote on 05/17/2010 02:26:58 PM: >> >>> > What is the difference between this and exporting a YAML file? Where >>> > would either be preferred over the other? >>> >> Except for the obvious syntax and that YAML might be easier to read for >> "end users" that just happen to edit a config file, I guess there's none. >> AFAIK, YML has a notation for references (i.e., let one node of the >> document refer to another), too. So it all depends on the parser. >> >> I'm not sure whether evaluating perl code would be fast than parsing YML, >> but for a config file, I guess it wouldn't make much of a difference. >> >> > Unless the parser is really slow, it shouldn't matter since this is a one > time event. > > The thing about using Data::Dumper to store the configuration is that it is > in Perl. You don't have to learn a second syntax to use it. You can change > it directly by using a text editor. > > The reason you have a save_config subroutine is so the end user can change > the configuration by interacting with the script. You, the great Perl > programmer, don't need it; you can change it directly in its file. :) > > > > -- > Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, > Shawn > > Programming is as much about organization and communication > as it is about coding. > > I like Perl; it's the only language where you can bless your > thingy. > > Eliminate software piracy: use only FLOSS. > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org > For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org > http://learn.perl.org/ > > >
