use warnings; use strict; ######################## # DATABASE Input: ### #################################################### print "\n\n Please ENTER Database Name (.txt): "; my $DNAfilename=; chomp $DNAfilename; # open the file, or exit: unless (open(DNAFILE, $DNAfilename) ) { print "Cannot open file \"$DNAfilename\"\n\n"; exit;} my @DNA= ; print"\n $DNAfilename Database:\n\n"; print @DNA; print"\n"; ########################## ## CODE STARTS HERE: ########################## {package Student; sub new { my ($class, $name, $age, $regd_no)=@_; my $objref={ NAME => $name, AGE => $age, REGD_NO => $regd_no }; return bless $objref, $class;} sub display { my ($self) = @_; if ($self) { print ' Student Name: ', $self->{NAME}, "\n"; print ' Age (yr): ', $self->{AGE}, "\n"; print ' Regd no: ', $self->{REGD_NO}, "\n"; } } } my @students; open (DNAFILE, '<', $DNAfilename) or die "Perl says $!"; while () { chomp; push @students, Student->new(split /:/); } print"\n WELCOME to Students' Database:\n"; print"\n Enter the Registration Number to view the details: "; my $reg=; chomp $reg; my $result1=(find_student($reg)->display()); print"\n Detailed Information for Registration No. $reg:\n $result1\n"; sub find_student {my ($regd_no) = @_; print"\n\n"; print"\n The details of the Regn No. $reg are:\n\n"; for (@students) { return $_ if $_->{REGD_NO} eq $regd_no; } return undef; } print"\n\n"; exit;