KevinADC

Yes, the CGI module is your friend: [url]http://perldoc.perl.org/CGI.html[/url]

To run any system application with perl you use: system() backtiks: ` ` qx/ / exec() but exec exits the perl program. Whcih you use depends on what you are doing.

There is a perl module for handling csv files: Text::CSV but it's not a core module so would maybe would need to be installed. It's pretty common to have it installed since dealing with csv file is pretty common. Ask tech support if you are unsure.

This so smells of class work. You need to put some effort into it if you want help with class work, that means writing some code.

search the cisco website? Search using google?

what have you tried so far? You could do this a number of ways, but what I would probably do is build a hash from the text file first. Then check the entered number against the hash using the exists() function. If the exists() function returns true then the number …

I would assume c would be faster than perl, but I have no experience with the database you are using. There is a module for it though: [url]http://search.cpan.org/~reden/Db-Ctree-1.1/Ctree.pm[/url]

are we supposed to understand the question? If you want help it might be best to explain what a "promoter region in Eukaryots" is.

Just a short intro, I'll be posting in the perl forum 99.9999% of the time so don't expect to see too much of me, but I wanted to say hi and compliment ya'll on what looks like a good forum that is growing and I hope continues to grow. Kevin

The answer is on the other forum