Re^2: HASH HELP PLEASE

Looks like a way to go... can be more specific,I am new to hashes. Since I could'nt deal with this woth 2D arrys,turned on to hashes. How do I assign values:to hash of hash of hash and how the hell i print it? Looks like they are not in the order.... please help me.

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Re^3: HASH HELP PLEASE by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on Jun 01, 2008 at 17:06 UTC
Hashes are, by definition, unordered (or rather, not in an order you would think of :). If you need them sorted, then see the `keys()` and `sort()` functions. You may want to also search for HoHoH --MidLifeXis	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: HASH HELP PLEASE by apl (Monsignor) on Jun 01, 2008 at 18:02 UTC
You can think of a hash as being like an array, only using a unique string as a key rather than a unique number as an index. (push adds an element at the end of an array, so you never need to know the index. With a hash, you have to explicitly specify what the key is, as in for example, "Sample 17".) Take a minute and read the Data Type: Hash tutorials. Again, if you have explicit questions, don't hesitate to ask.	[reply]
Re^3: HASH HELP PLEASE by McDarren (Abbot) on Jun 02, 2008 at 01:11 UTC
Have a read of the PDSC (Perl Data Structures Cookbook).	[reply]