The first step in the process is to parse the the CSV. This is best done with a module such as Text::xSV.

Then, you need to figure out how to differentiate titles from other fields. It isn't apparent from your post, so I cannot help you there.

Finally, populate the hash. A most simple-minded solution would be to create a case structure:

my @titles = ...; if (@titles == 1) { $BIGLIST{$title[0]} = [ @RESTOFFIELDS ]; } elsif (@titles == 2) { $BIGLIST{$title[0]}{$titles[1]} = [ @RESTOFFIELDS ]; } ...etc.
This works is you have some small upper bound of titles. If not, you will need a loop that walks the @title array (untested):
my @titles = ...; my $ref = \%BIGLIST; while (@titles > 1) { my $title = shift @titles; $ref = \($ref->{$title}); } $ref->{$title[0]} = [ @RESTOFFIELDS ];

-Mark


In reply to Re: Creating Hash of hash of hash dynamically by kvale
in thread Creating Hash of hash of hash dynamically by rjc

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