Ive stumbled upon a problem that im having a tough time finding a solution on, and thats storing key/value pair in a hash. I have a standard $text variable that im appending text to. I double checked and when i print out $text it does indeed store the correct information. However, when try this : %descHash = (%descHash,$file, $text); and then try to print out the contents of %descHash, i get the $file being stored correctly, but the $text comes out with a number between 1 and 4.

I must note that the variable $text changes throughout the program,(not through the hash though) so im not sure if the hash is storing $text as a reference or the actual value is being stored, but it dosnt make sense to me. If anyone knows whats going on, please help! here is my output: 
Key = oleochemicals-index.html Value = 1 Key = pilot-index.html Value 
+= 1 Key = news.html Value = 4 Key = deodorizing.html Value = 1 Key = 
+profile.html Value = 2 Key = refining.html Value = 1 Key = products.h
+tml Value = 3 Key = profile-index.html Value = 2 Key = extraction-ind
+ex.html Value = 1 Key = refining-index.html Value = 1 Key = index.htm
+l Value = 2 Key = products-index.html Value = 3 Key = preparation-ind
+ex.html Value = 1 Key = dryer-index.html

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