in reply to Re^2: How to use packed binary data
in thread How to use packed binary data

thaw returns a reference to a hash, so you need to dereference it if you want to assign it to a hash variable: 
%megalith = %{thaw( $storedValues )};

[download]

Dave.

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^4: How to use packed binary data
by Anonymous Monk on Jan 24, 2005 at 15:58 UTC
    Many thanks - all now works well. One day I will understand such things - or will I??
[reply]

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom