What I'm trying to do is pull records from a database that has information about how an access point should be configured. I wanted to read that data into an array of hashes so that I could then step through each of the elements and repeat the commands I would type at the command prompt to configure them and automate the process. The reason for the use of $new_name and $old_name is so that during the automation process I can keep track of which variable I am using. When the database info is imported, the ap name is the new one it needs to be changed to. I run a different sub to query the ap for its old name, which happens to be the default name it boots up with. Then, to change its name, I issue the command 'config ap name <new> <old>' So, as I said, I thought an array of hashes would be the ticket, and that I would then just step through the array and duplicate all of my cli commands.

In reply to Re^4: Hash throws out duplicate values by spickles
in thread Hash throws out duplicate values by spickles

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