On 4/19/07, Jeffrey Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a place in an RDBO that I can use to stash this sort of information
> that isn't supposed to get sent to the db on a save? How could I make such
> a scratchpad space myself?
There's no official place, but as long as you don't squish any
existing data you don't have to worry about your data being sent to
the db. A few suggestions for safe places to store stuff:
* Use key names with a unique prefix.
$self->{$unique_prefix . 'whatever'} = ...;
* Store everything as a nested hash under a single unique key.
$self->{$unique_key}{'whatever'} = ...;
* Use an inside-out object approach.
$My::Data{object_id($self)}{'whatever'} = ...
As for choosing a unique prefix and/or key, reverse-dns names are the
safest bet (e.g., "com.mycompany.rdbo"). See some previous discussion
here:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01596.html
-John
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