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Yes, it can. There are several experts here who will be glad to help you but for an example to be more useful to you, it would help to know some specifics:<br />
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what database product(s) are you using?<br />
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do you have a sample SQL statement that produces the data you want displayed?<br />
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In addition to the CGI module, you'll most likely end up with the DBI module and one of the DBD driver modules.<br />
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Some databases have native web interfaces that work out-of-the-box for simple stuff and can be customized to do less simple stuff. Sometimes it's better to use Perl, sometimes it's better to embrace the product.
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Yes, it can. There are several experts here who will be glad to help you but for an example to be more useful to you, it would help to know some specifics:

what database product(s) are you using?

do you have a sample SQL statement that produces the data you want displayed?

In addition to the CGI module, you'll most likely end up with the DBI module and one of the DBD driver modules.

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Some databases have native web interfaces that work out-of-the-box for simple stuff and can be customized to do less simple stuff. Sometimes it's better to use Perl, sometimes it's better to embrace the product.

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ok thanks.. <br />
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I'm using Mysql.<br />
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Sample SQL statement: select job from test where job = &quot;abc&quot;;<br />
Is this what you mean by sample SQL statement?<br />
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ok thanks..

I'm using Mysql.

Sample SQL statement: select job from test where job = "abc";
Is this what you mean by sample SQL statement?



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<a href="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Net-MySQL/MySQL.pm" rel="ugc">http://search.cpan.org/dist/Net-MySQL/MySQL.pm</a>
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http://search.cpan.org/dist/Net-MySQL/MySQL.pm [http://search.cpan.org/dist/Net-MySQL/MySQL.pm]

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i want to be able to view certain data from the database and though of using CGI to display it.<br />
can Perl CGI be used to extract data from database? (50 pts)<br />
If so, can anyone show me? the steps perhaps (will add on pts)<br />
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thanks
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i want to be able to view certain data from the database and though of using CGI to display it.
can Perl CGI be used to extract data from database? (50 pts)
If so, can anyone show me? the steps perhaps (will add on pts)

thanks

Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming languages with over 25 years of development. Perl 5 runs on over 100 platforms from portables to mainframes and is suitable for both rapid prototyping and large-scale development projects.  Perl gained widespread popularity as a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripting language, in part due to its regular expression and string parsing abilities. In addition to CGI, Perl is used for graphics programming, system administration, network programming, finance, bioinformatics, and other applications.