in reply to adding to a hash

You can do this:
  %variables = (%variables, get_page_content("names"));

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although it's not the most efficient thing in the world.

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Re2: adding to a hash
by dragonchild (Archbishop) on May 13, 2003 at 19:45 UTC
    Not unless get_page_content("names") returns a key-value paired list. Plus, that's just a silly way of doing it.

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