c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -le "use Data::Dumper; ;; our %S = ( game => { 'jetfighter4' => { key => 'M3pL73', label => 'JetFighter IV: Fortress America', }, 'projectigi2r' => { key => 'j4F9cY', label => 'IGI2: Covert Strike', port => 26001, }, }, ); ;; print Dumper \%S; ;; print Dumper $S{ 'game' }{ 'jetfighter4' }; ;; print $S{ 'game' }{ 'jetfighter4' }{ 'label' }; " $VAR1 = { 'game' => { 'projectigi2r' => { 'label' => 'IGI2: Covert Strike', 'port' => 26001, 'key' => 'j4F9cY' }, 'jetfighter4' => { 'label' => 'JetFighter IV: Fortress America', 'key' => 'M3pL73' } } }; $VAR1 = { 'label' => 'JetFighter IV: Fortress America', 'key' => 'M3pL73' }; JetFighter IV: Fortress America