I'm using a pretty complex hash table that needs to be in a central place, while a few scripts refer to it. Here is an example of the structure:

my %hashtable = (
    STATION1 =>
      {    code => 'blue',
     parameters => ['a','b','c','d'],
     range => [4,7,6,9] },
    STATION2 =>
      {    code => 'green',
     parameters => ['b','c','d','e'],
     range  => [6,2,5,7] },
    STATION3 =>
      {    code => 'red',
     parameters => ['a','c','d','e'],
     range => [8,2,1,5] },
);

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"STATIONx" is determined by user input when executing the initial script. The scripts ratchet through each parameter and their parallel array values (value/param 0, 1, 2, etc.).

By using Exporter and placing the hash table in a module (method posted here http://stackoverflow.com/a/1551088), I was able to grab the "code" key, but could not figure out the syntax to grab param/range x. Can anyone lead me in the right direction?

Let me know if you need further info about the goals of this script (and please be easy; I'm learning).

In reply to Using Exporter with a complex hash by glemley8

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