I am reading in data from a db trying to reconstruct a hash which has a hash reference in it. What I'm getting is a hash with an anonymous hash in it rather than a hash reference, I believe. 

How do I get the right data structure?

Here is what the data looks like printed:
-- What I Get (BAD) --
[print_rnd_line](^!rob),swares,swares!chatzilla@pendulum-A127A504.wecm
+.ibm.com,ARRAY(0x9a9e090),#bots2,{
        'file' => '/home/issuebot/data/rob.txt',
},!rob
-- What I Need (GOOD) --
[print_rnd_line](^!rob),swares,swares!chatzilla@pendulum-A127A504.wecm
+.ibm.com,ARRAY(0x9ab13c8),#bots2,HASH(0x9a4ad0c),!rob
[Hal] Got Text [!rob]

Here is a code snippet of the offending code:
    while ((@row) = $sth->fetchrow_array) {
        $line= join(";", map {defined $_ ? $_ : "(null)"} @row);
        ($id, $name, $command, $reply_to, $listen_on, $requires, $help
+, $description, $sub_name, $args, $sub_code, $whenactive, $enabled, $
+subscribed)=split /;/,$line;
        print "[load_plugins] Config $id, $name, $command, $reply_to, 
+$listen_on, $requires, $help, $description, $sub_name, $args, $sub_co
+de, $whenactive, $enabled, $subscribed\n";
        # subscriber handler
        my (@subscribed) = split /[\s|\n]+/, $subscribed;
        foreach my $subscrber (@subscribed){
            if ($subscrber =~ /$identity_id/){$subscribed="true";last}
+;
        }
        if ($subscribed !~ /true/){next};
        if ($enabled =~ /true/){

# fix $args hash ref
# $args needs to be a reference

        $public_handlers{"$name"} = (
                {    id => $id,
                    name => "$name",
                    command => "$command",
                    reply_to => "$reply_to",
                    listen_on => "$listen_on",
                    requires => "$requires",
                    help => "$help",
                    description => "$description",
                    sub => "$sub_name",
                    args => "$args",
                    sub_code => "$sub_code",
                    whenactive => "$whenactive",
                    enabled => "$enabled",
                },
            );

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In reply to Need a hand with rebuilding hashes out of a db. by swares

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