so I can reference it as $hashname{keyname} instead of having to use $hashname->{keyname}

Leaving aside issues about the problems with processing query strings in this way ....

How are you using the subroutine you posted?

Because if you use it in the only way that seems sensible, it produces the result you want:

sub QueryData {
    $QD_In = $_[0];
    @QD_Pair = split('&',$QD_In);
    %QD_Out = map{split('=',$_,2)} @QD_Pair;
    return (%QD_Out);
};;

%hash = QueryData( 'fred=1&Bill=2&John=3' );;

print $hash{fred};;
1

print $hash{John};;
3
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I use this particular routine asw a "perl module" for when i want to break down the querystring that I pass to another page/script, if you have another way, by all means, please offer it, it took me some time to figure out what i did get *heh*, but, my question is how i can read in a json string from my server and format it so I can reference it as $hashname{keyname} instead of the way I have "read" that I have to reference it as $hashname->{$keyname} with the "arrow" designator... I "use JSON" of course here. Is that what you were asking ? I can offer way more if neccessary, I was just looking for a way to maybe "map" the JSON string to a key/value %hash

I tried re-inventing the wheel again, but everytime I push it, it still falls flat on it's side...

If you do:

my $h = from_json( to_json( { a => 1, b => 2, c => [ 1..10 ], d => { '
+a'..'z' } } ) );;
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Then to reference key 'a' you need $h->{a};

You can (at a small performance penalty) avoid that by doing:

my %h = %{ from_json( to_json( { a => 1, b => 2, c => [ 1..10 ], d => 
+{ 'a'..'z' } } ) ) };;

print $h{a};;
1
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