Re^4: retrieving in the correct order

Sorry,

I should have been more specific.

The two problems that you noticed are not problems in my program, just in the example I gave in my question.

With the code that you posted I don't get any error - but I don't get any output either ;-( The $key is definately picking up values (e.g. gi|14028145 |) so I think the problem is with substr. Also, the values of @array2 are present in @array1 as I have checked.

Hope you can help.

Thanks!

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Re^5: retrieving in the correct order by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Dec 16, 2004 at 21:39 UTC
Yes, but are you loading `@array2` with `qq` or `qw`? You must use `qw` if your code is anything like the above. Try this: add the line `print "There are ", scalar(@array2), " elements\n";`right after you assign to it, and see if it has as many elements as you think it does. Do not rebuke them with harsh words ... but rather lead them gently - with URLs - so that they may learn wisdom.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: retrieving in the correct order by Anonymous Monk on Dec 16, 2004 at 21:50 UTC
Infact, I was not using either qq or qw - the values come from earlier in the script. I tried your test and the array has exactly the amount of elements that I thought.	[reply]
Re^7: retrieving in the correct order by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Dec 16, 2004 at 22:30 UTC
OK, it sounds like your code is fairly different from what you've posted. You're going to have to sprinkle print statements or use the Perl debugger to see what's going wrong. My little test loop worked fine with your sample data, modified as I outlined above, so something else must be the problem. Do not rebuke them with harsh words ... but rather lead them gently - with URLs - so that they may learn wisdom.	[reply]