Tie::Form 0.02

Tie::Form is a Perl module to access a machine readable database file that minics a hardcopy form.

SYNOPSIS

require Tie::Form;

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# Using support methods and file handle with
# the file subroutines such as open(), readline()
# print(), close()
#
tie *FORM_FILEHANDLE, Tie::Form, @options
$form = tied *FORM_FILEHANDLE;

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# Using support methods only, no file subroutines
#
$form = Tie::Form->new(@options);

$encoded_fields = $form->decode_record($record);
@fields = $form->decode_field($encoded_fields);

$encoded_fields = $form->encode_field (@fields);
$record = $form->encode_record($encoded_fields);

$record = $form->get_record();

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# Subroutine interface
#
$encoded_fields = decode_record($record);
@fields = decode_field($encoded_fields);

$encoded_fields = encode_field (@fields);
$record = encode_record($encoded_fields);

If a subroutine or method will process a list of options, @options, that subroutine will also process an array reference, @options, [@options], or hash reference, %options, {@options}.