Put use strict; at the top of your Perl code, it will help you getting the variable definitions right.

I have modified your printit code - 
sub printit {
  # print the hash
  print "\n======== BEGIN $label =========\n";
  foreach my $year ( sort keys %{$reports} ) {
    print "$year: \n";
    foreach my $quarter(sort keys %{$reports->{$year}}){
      print "  $quarter: \n";
      foreach my $file (sort keys %{$reports->{$year}{$quarter} } ) {
        print "    Filename:    $file\n";
        print "    Title:       $reports->{$year}{$quarter}{$file}{tit
+le}\n";
        print "    Description: $reports->{$year}{$quarter}{$file}{des
+cription}\n\n";
      }
    }
  }
  print "\n======== END $label =========\n";
}

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And yes you probably forgot the difference between $reports{$year} and $reports->{$year}. The first one references the %reports variable, while the second references the $reports variable, which are different variables.

In reply to Re: Storable with hash of hashes (reference problem?) by Roger
in thread Storable with hash of hashes (reference problem?) by ManyCrows

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