I post this with the expectation this is a pseudonym for green_lakers - if this is incorrect, please excuse my hubris.

We all have difficulties when learning new skills, and knowledge of Perl is something no one is born with. That is why this site features some very smart people who are happy to provide guidance to the rest of us. Don't worry about having difficulty programming Perl - 99.999% of the world can't do as much as you have. But we do ask that you put in a good deal of work on your end. The people who post on this site are donating their time, and so common courtesy asks that you respect that kindness. Posting code without use strict;use warnings; and then asking for help debugging is silly - perl will tell you where your problems are. The on-line documentation at http://perldoc.perl.org is free and easily searchable. If you are having difficulty with a new data structure, try executing the demo code in the documentation and writing toy programs. If your toy program fails, post that code and ask why.

In conclusion, if you show us respect by putting a good effort into fixing your own code, we're more than happy to help you during your missteps.

In reply to Re: HASH PROBLEM by kennethk
in thread HASH PROBLEM by perlnovice81

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