The most important detail here is that I don't know HOW to do what I want. As I mentioned in my original post, I need to track information regarding some VLANs that will be entered via subroutines that ask for input. It's difficult to explain, but it's a setup script for a Cisco switch. One subroutine prompts for information about layer 2 VLANs (number and name), while the other asks for layer 3 VLANs (number, description, IP address, subnet mask). To make efficient use of this data, I want to structure it similar to a table, where the VLAN number is the primary key, and all other data is a 'column' of that 'row' (each VLAN). I then want to be able to sort by VLAN number prior to making use of it. Ultimately I need to understand how to structure the data, then how to add items and retrieve them.

Regards,
Scott

In reply to Re^2: Creating Multidimensional Hashed Arrays? by spickles
in thread Creating Multidimensional Hashed Arrays? by spickles

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