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Retrieving Data from a DBM File

   

#!/bin/perl

use AnyDBM_File;
dbmopen(%states, "statedb", 0666);
@sortedkeys=sort keys %states;
foreach $key ( @sortedkeys ){
    $value=$states{$key};
    $total++;
    write;
}
dbmclose(%states);    
format STDOUT_TOP=
Abbreviation     State
------------------------------
.
format STDOUT=
@<<<<<<<<<<<<<<@<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
$key,          $value
.
format SUMMARY=
------------------------------
Number of states:@###
$total

.
$~=SUMMARY;
write;








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