$cell_interior_pattern{1} = xlPatternAutomatic;        
$cell_interior_pattern{2} = xlPatternChecker;        
$cell_interior_pattern{3} = xlPatternCrissCross;        
$cell_interior_pattern{4} = xlPatternDown;        
#...
for $jq (sort {$a <=> $b} keys %cell_interior_pattern) {

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Did you know that Perl has arrays? You don't need to sort the index list for them and you can construct them with a list like:

my @cell_interior_pattern = (xlPatternAutomatic, xlPatternChecker, xlP
+atternCrissCross, xlPatternDown);

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Just remember that the index starts from 0 and you'll be fine. Less verbose code and lower memory requirements and the right tool for the job. HTH.

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In reply to Re: Problem filling Excel cells with Solid Colour: Arrays by hippo
in thread Problem filling Excel cells with Solid Colour by merrymonk

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