[Catalyst] Config::General question

Matt S Trout dbix-class at trout.me.uk
Sun Jun 11 15:57:35 CEST 2006


Kiki wrote:
> So you got me looking into C::G and yes, I'm too lazy to dig into the
> docs. Anyways short question to which I found no obvious answer:
> 
> Can C::G syntax express just an array of arrays (used to populate data
> tables via DBIC schema):
> 
> [
>     [ qw/artistid name/ ],
>     [ 1, 'Popular Band' ],
>     [ 2, 'Indie Band' ],
> ]
> 
> so that I can just throw it into $schema->populate($moniker, $data); ?

If I was to use Config::General for this (though I think I'd use CSV or TSV, 
tbh), I think I'd use a format like

<Row>
   ArtistID 1
   Name "Popular Band"
</Row>
...

and do it like that.

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