in reply to Re^2: pattern match showes true
in thread pattern match showes true

Run the following, and tell us what the output is:

$preprod->{$siebdb} = $k; print "[$k]\n"; $prod->{$siebdb} = $j; print "[$j]\n"; if ( $preprod->{$siebdb} eq $prod->{$siebdb} ) { print "SAME\n" } else { print "DIFFERENT\n" }