#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

my $hash = {'MONTH' => 'January'};
print $hash->{MONTH} . "\n";

my $hashInitStr = "{'MONTH' => 'January'}"; # This would come from a file
my $hash1 = $hashInitStr;
print $hash1->{MONTH} . "\n"

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January
Can't use string ("{'MONTH' => 'January'}") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at ./anonHashfromStr.pl line 9.