Re: Using Variable Value as Variable Name

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Re^2: Using Variable Value as Variable Name by umama (Initiate) on Jun 28, 2012 at 14:21 UTC
Thanks to all for the info. I'm an new to Perl, and was able to do this in PHP. I'm new to PHP as well. I'm an old Cobol/SAS programmer, and I think I have a long way to go. :-)	[reply]
Re^2: Using Variable Value as Variable Name by umama (Initiate) on Jun 28, 2012 at 14:25 UTC
Additional info... my reason for doing this is that I'm processing text files for loading to a database and the column order can vary by file.	[reply]
Re^3: Using Variable Value as Variable Name by kennethk (Abbot) on Jun 28, 2012 at 14:41 UTC
A hash is a much more natural way of dealing with this, and IMHO one of Perl's greatest strengths (the other being regular expressions). You could even use `lock_keys` from Hash::Util to protect yourself from typos. #11929 First ask yourself `How would I do this without a computer?' Then have the computer do it the same way.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Using Variable Value as Variable Name by Anonymous Monk on Jun 28, 2012 at 14:04 UTC
Boy, either I am a slow typer, or the responses come really quick here. Didn't mean to post a duplicate link.	[reply]