Hi Monks
I need some hash magic if you can please help me.

I have the following text input and I want to build a multilevel hash from it

INPUT

Host_001 -> objectID -> HOST.62
Host_001 -> name -> rapidqa
Host_001_WWN_001 -> WWN -> 21.00.00.E0.8B.80.7E.7D
Host_001_WWN_002 -> WWN -> 21.00.00.E0.8B.80.E7.7F
Host_001_LogicalUnit_001 -> objectID -> LU.R700.87108.8234
Host_001_LogicalUnit_001 -> devNum -> 8234
Host_001_LogicalUnit_002 -> objectID -> LU.R700.87108.8235
Host_001_LogicalUnit_002 -> devNum -> 8235
Host_002 -> objectID -> HOST.107
Host_002 -> name -> sapfvir03
Host_002_WWN_001 -> WWN -> 21.00.00.E0.8B.81.D7.F6
Host_002_WWN_002 -> WWN -> 21.00.00.E0.8B.81.4C.F9
Host_002_LogicalUnit_001 -> objectID -> LU.R700.87108.10336
Host_002_LogicalUnit_001 -> devNum -> 10336

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What i want to do is loop through the text and dynamically create a hash, the problem is the how to dynamically add to a hash, below is an example of what i'll need in code format not in syntax

$hash{Host}{001}{objectID} = HOST.62;
$hash{Host}{001}{name} = rapidqa;
$hash{Host}{001}{WWN}{001}{WWN} = 21.00.00.E0.8B.80.7E.7D;
$hash{Host}{001}{WWN}{002}{WWN} = 21.00.00.E0.8B.80.E7.7F;
$hash{Host}{001}{LogicalUnit}{001}{objectID} = LU.R700.87108.8234;
$hash{Host}{001}{LogicalUnit}{001}{devNum} = 8234;
$hash{Host}{001}{LogicalUnit}{002}{objectID} = LU.R700.87108.8235;
$hash{Host}{001}{LogicalUnit}{002}{devNum} = 8235;
$hash{Host}{002}{objectID} = HOST.107;
$hash{Host}{002}{name} = sapfvir03;
$hash{Host}{002}{WWN}{001}{WWN} = 21.00.00.E0.8B.81.D7.F6;
$hash{Host}{002}{WWN}{002}{WWN} = 21.00.00.E0.8B.81.4C.F9;
$hash{Host}{002}{LogicalUnit}{001}{objectID} = LU.R700.87108.10336;
$hash{Host}{002}{LogicalUnit}{001}{devNum} = 10336;

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Thank you

In reply to hash magic by hrmnbth

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