Re: array naming

If I get your question right, you need something like this:

$var = "some_stupid_name";
@{$var} = qw(foo bar baz);
print @some_stupid_name;
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See 'perldoc perlref' for more information.

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RE: Re: array naming by KM (Priest) on Aug 14, 2000 at 22:46 UTC
Also, look at these articles as to why you shouldn't (or may not want to) do this. Cheers, KM	[reply]
RE: Re: array naming by jrsmith (Pilgrim) on Aug 14, 2000 at 22:48 UTC
thanx this is what i needed.. i'm proud of myself actually, this is what i had done more or less as a test to see if it would work, and it turned out to be right :)	[reply]
RE: RE: Re: array naming by merlyn (Sage) on Aug 14, 2000 at 23:13 UTC
In any event, you still shouldn't be doing it, until you know thoroughly why we tell people you shouldn't do it. {grin} -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker	[reply]