1 package Maasha::Berkeley_DB;
4 # Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Martin A. Hansen.
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23 # >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DESCRIPTION <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
26 # Routines for Berkeley DB manipulation.
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38 use vars qw( @ISA @EXPORT_OK );
42 @ISA = qw( Exporter );
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50 # Martin A. Hansen, May 2008.
52 # Initializes a Berkeley DB tied to a Perl hash.
54 my ( $path, # path to BDB file.
61 tie %hash, "DB_File", $path or Maasha::Common::error( "Could not tie-open DB file '$path': $!" );
63 return wantarray ? %hash : \%hash;
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