my %switch_hash = ( chrdex => { DEX => { '01-AUG-02' => 1, '03-AUG-02' => 3, } }, uslcgb5e2sm =>{ Greensboro => { '4-AUG-02' => 1, '6-AUG-02' => 2, } }, uslecat25e1 => { 'Atlanta II' => { '1-AUG-02' => 1, '2-AUG-02' => 3, '3-AUG-02' => 1, '4-AUG-02' => .25, } }, ); $rhent = \%switch_hash;