$symbol_list_hash{$1}= [split(' ',substr $2, 0, (index($2, ")")))] #### $VAR1 = { 'I2' => [ 'VSS', 'VSS', 'Rep_en', 'ENb', 'VDD', 'VDD' ], 'I9' => [ 'Vctrl', 'ENq', 'net014', 'Vb_CS_LNA', 'VDD_OpAmp', 'VSS' ], 'I3' => [ 'VSS', 'VSS', 'ENb', 'ENq', 'VDD', 'VDD' ] }; #### ..if (!grep{ $dd eq "$_"} values %symbol_list_hash ) #### "cant coerance into array...." #### $VAR1 = { 'I2' => [ 'VSS' => 'VSS', 'VSS'=> VSS, 'Rep_en'=>'Rep_en' , #### cant coerce into hash at.... attemp to free unreferanced scalar..