I see the problem with doing the check within the while loop.

I wanted to only use one hash but I see I need more than one.

ok, let me give it a shot as per your suggestion

totally a different question, I have modify my NEXT test program to include other numbers and I need your expert help with regexp...can you help me construct the regexp? I have a question on a word that maybe or not be in the string and be separated by a comma

for example: 

dieci = diez,   zehn
quattro = quatro
sei = seis,
sette = siete,sechs

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while ($in){
    #data manipulation to clean up ='s and ,'s
    chomp;
    $_= ~/^\w+\s*=\s*\w+\s*\,\?\w+/ ;

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In reply to Re^8: Need advice on checking two hashes values and keys by Anonymous Monk
in thread Need advice on checking two hashes values and keys by perlynewby

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