in reply to Re^2: Adding a number from scalar variable to array name
in thread Adding a number from scalar variable to array name

Why? Cause TMTOWTDI!
Why? Cause neither way is good.
Why? Cause I'm a caveman.
Why? Cause I've got eyes in the back of my head.
Why? It's the heat. Standby.
excerpt shamelessly cited from Laurie Anderson's "From the Air" ;-)

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