Assuming $xmlconfig looks something like: 

my $xmlconfig =
{
    'order' => {
        'item-info' => {
            'batch' => {
                'batch-member' => {
                    'aid' => {}
                }
            }
        }
    }
};

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'batch-member' is hash reference, and not an array reference. Check the three lines after the while loop dereferencing $i: 

while(my $batch_aid = $xmlconfig->{order}->{'item-info'}->{batch}->{'b
+atch-member'}->{aid}){
  my $batch_pii = $xmlconfig->{order}->{'item-info'}->{batch}->{'batch
+-member'}->{$i}->{'pii'};

  my $batch_pit = $xmlconfig->{order}->{'item-info'}->{batch}->{'batch
+-member'}->{$i}->{'pit'};
  my $batch_doi = $xmlconfig->{order}->{'item-info'}->{batch}->{'batch
+-member'}->{$i}->{'doi'};
  

  $orderin{$batch_aid} = { 'pit'  => $batch_pit,
                           'pii'  => $batch_pii,
                           'doi'  => $batch_doi,
                         };


  my $Eextra='';
  $i++;
  $orderin{subitem}='Yes';

}

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In reply to Re: XML::Simple question by jbt
in thread XML::Simple question by raj_monk

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