in reply to Re^4: Compare Two Hash refs of Hashes
in thread Compare Two Hash refs of Hashes

Why are your requirements changing all the time? Maybe you want this:
if ( exists $new->{$TAP}->{$check_field} and (not exists $old->{$TAP}->{$check_field} or $new->{$TAP}->{$che +ck_field} ne $old->{$TAP}->{$check_field}) ) { $hasUpdated = 1; last; }