O..Sorry...my mistake..%hash %ages 
%ages = ('Martin' => 0, 'Sharon' => 0, 'Rikke' => 0); #this way?

@insert = \%ages;

#at this point, what is the correct way to save the hash into an array
+?
$insert[0] = $ages->{‘Sharon’}; 
$insert[1]=$ages->{'Martin’};
%ages = ('Martin' => 28, 'Sharon' => 35, 'Rikke' => 29);
:
:    
$sqlquery -> execute(@insert);

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My idea is: When the script start, I don't have the hash values. So,I want to create "pointer" points to the hash. And "save" the specific hash value into an array. Later, when the hash values are fetched, I can just run: 
$sqlquery -> execute(@insert);

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Please advise. Thanks.

In reply to Re^3: array/hash - reference and dereference by Anonymous Monk
in thread array/hash - reference and dereference by Anonymous Monk

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