# Works, but needs double-split $hash{(split /X/, "fooXbar")[0]} = (split /X/, "fooXbar")[1]; $hash{(split /X/, "bishXbash")[0]} = (split /X/, "bishXbash")[1]; foreach(keys %hash){ print "1: $_ = $hash{$_}\n"; } # Works, but needs redundent array undef %hash; @array = (split /X/, "fooXbar"); $hash{$array[0]} = $array[1]; @array = (split /X/, "bishXbash"); $hash{$array[0]} = $array[1]; foreach(keys %hash){ print "2: $_ = $hash{$_}\n"; } # Tidy, but clobbers {foo} = 'bar' undef %hash; %hash = (split /X/, "fooXbar"); %hash = (split /X/, "bishXbash"); foreach(keys %hash){ print "3: $_ = $hash{$_}\n"; }