> > Isn't that just as simple as > > > > tied(%dbm_array)->sync(); > > I believe that's not enough, because the reader may read data during the > write, resulting in corrupted data read.
Not only that, there's also the issue with at least some dbm implementations that they cache part of the file in memory and will not pick up changed data unless you untie and re-tie. I remember a good discussion about this on the list a year or two back. - Perrin
