while (@rray = $sth -> fetchrow_array) { $record = "record_$i"; %hash = ($record => {uid => $rray[0], fname => $rray[1], lname => $rray[2]}); print $hash{$record} -> {uid}, qq/ /, $hash{$record} -> {fname}, qq/ /, $hash{$record} -> {lname}, qq/\n/; $i += 1; } for ($i = 0; $i < 100; $i++) { print $hash{$i} -> {uid}, qq/ /, $hash2{$i} -> {fname}, qq/ /, $hash2{$i} -> {lname}, qq/\n/; }