Dear Monks,

I have a set of different complex data structures and depending on many variables I print different combination of them. Right now I have 7 different print statement which have 18+ each variables and I want to make it shorter. A simplified example line from a print statement

@{ $Data{$Registration}->{Name} }[$Rank], "\t",

What I would like to do is store this in a variable for example $xx and then just put $xx in the print statements retaining the changeable $Registration and $Rank variables. I tried to look in perl output manuals but could't find something like this (dereferencing is something else).

BTW if I am pulling massive text files using a HTTP Request is it better to save it to a local text file first (printing it on the go since its pulled in batches looking how the files grow) and then load it into a variable or load it straight away. I was wondering about speed and potential memory limits (I am missing some data and I was wondering if this might be the cause). Thanks for your help.

In reply to Perl print statement + HTTP request by Anonymous Monk

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