open (PICKEMDB, '>>', "pickemdb.txt") or die "Can't write results."; $pickemdb{'user'} = $user; $pickemdb{'lastweek'} = $score; ###### Errr.. not sure if the above are part of the code or where just a test that I commented out in case I might use it later. %pickemdb = ($user => 'user', $score => 'score'); print %pickemdb; print %pickemdb >> PICKEMDB; close (PICKEMDB);