my @e = 'a'..'z'; my @n = 1..10; my $href; my $ie = 0; OUTER: my $e = $e[ $ie ]; my $in = 0; INNER: my $n = $n[ $in ]; $href->{ $e }{ $n } = 1; $in = $in + 1; if( $in < @n ) { goto INNER; } $ie = $ie + 1; if( $ie < @e ) { goto OUTER; }