DBM_Filter::compress - filter for DBM_Filter


NAME

DBM_Filter::compress - filter for DBM_Filter


SYNOPSIS

    use SDBM_File; # or DB_File, GDBM_File, NDBM_File, ODBM_File
    use DBM_Filter ;
    $db = tie %hash, ...
    $db->Filter_Push('compress');


DESCRIPTION

This DBM filter will compress all data before it is written to the database and uncompressed it on reading.

A fatal error will be thrown if the Compress::Zlib module is not available.


SEE ALSO

the DBM_Filter manpage, the perldbmfilter manpage, the Compress::Zlib manpage


AUTHOR

Paul Marquess pmqs@cpan.org

 DBM_Filter::compress - filter for DBM_Filter