Hi peeps

Am just getting into hashes etc. and getting confused. After doing my homework, I know I need to use $query->checkbox_group 'cos I need the value different from the 'on-screen' label (using an image).

I've checked out the docs and examples at CPAN, but they 'assume' an associative array has already been created for the following example; 

$query->checkbox_group(-name=>'group_name',
        -values=>['eenie','meenie','minie','moe'],
        -default=>['eenie','moe'],
        -linebreak=>'true',
        -labels=>\%labels
);

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What I'd like to know is how to create the data which \%labels contains? All I'll be doing is iterating through an array of variable names to build up a list of .... well, have a look for yourself: 
foreach $key (0..$#languages){
   $flag = ${'flag_' . $lang[$key][1]};
}

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What can I do to get the necessary info into \%labels so I can use it for the $query->checkbox_group example?!?!?!?

Thanks in advance
Richard.

In reply to CGI & Creating an associative array dynamically by meetn2veg

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