DBM_Filter::compress

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DBM_Filter::compress
SYNOPSIS
	   use SDBM_File; # or DB_File, or GDBM_File, or NDBM_File, or 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
       DBM_Filter, perldbmfilter, Compress::Zlib

AUTHOR
       Paul Marquess pmqs@cpan.org



perl v5.8.8			  2001-09-21	      DBM_Filter::compress(3)