Re: Problems with Hash Keys and Spaces

Works fine for me. Are you sure $variable has in it what you think it has in it? Where are you getting the value? Have you tried to print it or dump it with Data::Dumper?

my %hash = (  
              "Common SW Component" => "4885",
              "Test MMA" => "5130",
              "Generic key" => "5033",
              "Another generic key" => "4575",
            );
my $variable = "Another generic key";
print "$hash{$variable} ($variable)\n";
__END__
4575 (Another generic key)
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Re^2: Problems with Hash Keys and Spaces by Anonymous Monk on Aug 08, 2008 at 16:31 UTC
Yes, the variable is actually being pulled from an array slot (number 1) and then matched against the key to return the numerical value. If I print the `$array[1]` it returns exactly what the key should be, but when i plug it into the previous code I posted I get the error.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Problems with Hash Keys and Spaces by kyle (Abbot) on Aug 08, 2008 at 16:32 UTC
Perhaps you could show us some more of the code you're using. The code you've posted so far doesn't show the problem.	[reply]