#!/usr/local/bin/perl5.00503 @foo_list = (1,2,3); my @bar_list = (4,5,6); my $src = "foo"; my @list = @{"${src}_list"}; print "length = " . scalar @list . "\n"; $src = "pnotes"; @list = @{"${src}_list"}; print "length = " . scalar @list . "\n";