I am trying to run through a hash an check certain values from each key to re-assign the keys to other hashes. I have tried many different logic structures and I keep arriving at the same error "Can't coerce array into hash" I would appreciate some aoutside perspective, here is my current sub-routine: 
sub check_dcr {
    
    my(@keys) = keys %temp_dcr;
    
    foreach $key (@keys) {
            
        if ("$temp_dcr{$key}{RightNavLaunchDate}" le $today) {

            if ("$temp_dcr{$key}{ShowPersonal}" eq "Personal") {

                $pers_dcr_files{$key} = $temp_dcr{$key};
            }

            if ("$temp_dcr{$key}{ShowHome}" eq "Home") {

                $home_dcr_files{$key} = $temp_dcr{$key};
            }
            
            if ("$temp_dcr{$key}{ShowBusiness}" eq "Business") {

                $bus_dcr_files{$key} = $temp_dcr{$key};
            }

        } # End if statement to check for Launch Date

    } # End foreach loop to check all keys in the temporary hash

} # End routine to check the temp hash and send out keys to specified 
+hashes

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The program does not even seem to get into the first if statement... thanks, bill

In reply to Hash Problems by wstarrs

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