in reply to Re^2: REF instead of HASH-ref
in thread REF instead of HASH-ref

You're not keeping track of how deeply you're nesting your data structures. Rather than try to write a long explanation here, I'll suggest you read Tom Christiansen's Perl Data Structures Cookbook, also available in convenient perldoc form.

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Re^4: REF instead of HASH-ref
by zetetes (Pilgrim) on Sep 15, 2004 at 19:54 UTC
    thank you, VSarkiss for your patience and the hint. i'll have a look at the doc.