declaring a hash table in one file and using it in another in Perl

Question

I need to create a hash table in one file and use in in another. The reason for it is that that the table is my \"database\" and will be changed, and I want it to seat with

Answer 1

There are too many ways to do it!

A simple one is to write your data to a file as CSV and load it using Text::CSV or Text::CSV_XS.

update:

You can also use the do builtin to read and execute a perl file from another script. I.e.:

do "config.pl";

Or use a configuration file format that allows for complex data structures (XML, JSON, yaml, .ini, etc.).