Hi MikeyG,

I don't think the anonymonk was suggesting to edit your OP. For one thing, it's better to leave them alone for history (ie other posts may refer to text that is then removed...), and for another, it was useful to see your whole script. Also, you introduced a syntax error when cutting code out, so what's left no longer compiles, as your original script did.

I think the anonymonk was suggesting to create a Short, Self-Contained, Compilable Example, which eliminates all but the essential code to show your problem. Mind you it should compile and run. In your case you could have shown code with just your sub for question number 4, providing the test data in a hash. Then the monks would have only had a dozen lines of code to review, and you would get help more easily. (Edit: much as in the example bangor showed you.)

As an added bonus, creating a SSCCE is very closely related to debugging and often the process of doing it will lead you to the answer yourself.

The way forward always starts with a minimal test.

In reply to Re^3: How do you sort keys of a hash in descending order and print 3 per line? by 1nickt
in thread How do you sort keys of a hash in descending order and print 3 per line? by MikeyG

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