my @edits = @{ $timestamps{$page} } ; print Dumper @edits; $VAR1 = [ '2013-08-18T20:43:40Z' ]; $VAR2 = [ '2013-08-18T20:43:12Z' ]; $VAR3 = [ '2013-08-18T20:17:13Z' ]; $VAR4 = [ '2013-08-18T20:14:02Z' ]; $VAR5 = [ '2013-05-30T19:07:17Z' ]; #### print join('|'), @$edits, "\n"; Global symbol "$edits" requires explicit package name at ...