($txtmap, $dbmmap) = @ARGV; open(TXT, "<$txtmap"); dbmopen(%DB, $dbmmap, 0644); while () { next if (m|^s*#.*| or m|^s*$|); $DB{$1} = $2 if (m|^\s*(\S+)\s+(\S+)$|); } dbmclose(%DB); close(TXT)