my @mips = qw( A B C D E F) my %hash = ( A => 1.6543 B => 2.45433 C => -.4533 E => 1.453 G => -1.875 ); I want a resulting hash that looks like: A => 1.6543 B => 2.45433 C => -.4533 D => 999 E => 1.453 F => 999 Any suggestions are appreciated! thanks,Evan