PERL Files & I/O CGI and Perl / File Manipulation
The basics of handling files are simple: you associate a filehandle with an external entity (usually a file) and then use a variety of operators and functions within Perl to read and update the data stored within the data stream associated with the filehandle.A filehandle is a named internal Perl structure that associates a physical file with a name. All filehandles are capable of read/write access, so you can read from and update any file or device associated with a filehandle. However, when you associate a filehandle, you can specify the mode in which the filehandle is opened.
Using a flat-file database in Perl CGI and Perl / File Manipulation
Web developers often need ways of speeding up the development process, without spending thousands of dollars for software. Here's how to build an easy to use database in Perl and access it via a Web page.