I'm trying to let the user put in the times they are trying to get Db info for and I keep getting the error message below. I don't know how to fix. User Input is in sub routine GetAlarmInfo. Error Message: Can't use string ("10") as a symbol ref while "strict refs" in use at quenchNotifLogTable1.pl line 61. 
#! /usr/local/bin/perl -w
# A perl program to analyze the notifAlarmLog Table and quench times

use FileHandle;
use IPC::Open2;
use Symbol;
# use Tk;
use Sybase::CTlib;
use Time::Local;
use strict;
my(%dispatch) = ();
my(%systemNames);
systemNames(); # fill in the hash of PS system names
my $dbAlarms = new Sybase::CTlib 'harmless','harmless','OPSYB1','notif
+LogTable';
$dbAlarms->ct_sql("use TomTest");
%dispatch = (help =>\&Help, info =>\&GetAlarmInfo);
my $numberOfArgs = @ARGV;
if($numberOfArgs == 0) {
  Help();
  exit 1;
}
my($what) = shift(@ARGV);
my($whatLower) = $what;
$whatLower =~ tr/[A-Z]/[a-z]/;
if ($what eq undef)  {
  Help();
  exit 1;
}
if(exists($dispatch{$whatLower})) {
  &{$dispatch{$whatLower}}(@ARGV);
  exit 0;
}
Help();
exit;

sub GetAlarmInfo {
  use strict;
  #Given a time in (X) seconds find the number of Alarms occurring for
+ each PS
  #Given a time in seconds find the number of Alarms occurring w/in (Y
+) seconds AFTER a Quench Event for each PS
  #Both sorted by number of occurrences
  my $sql = "SELECT distinct name FROM notifAlarmLog";
  my $NameCount = 0; # count number of PS
  my(@rows,$row);
  @rows =  $dbAlarms->ct_sql($sql);
  foreach $row (@rows) {
    $NameCount++; # see how many power supplies there are
    $sql = "SELECT * FROM notifAlarmLog WHERE name like '$row->[0]'";
    my($supply,@supplies);
    @supplies = $dbAlarms->ct_sql($sql);
    # count all alarms for each PS
    my $count = @supplies;
    # count how many alarms occur within user specified time given in 
+seconds
    my $AlarmCount = 0;
    # count how many alarms occur w/in (X) seconds after a QUENCH EVEN
+T (user specified in seconds)?
    my $QuenchCount = 0;
    # work done here!!!
    my $AlarmFilter = $_[0];
    if ($AlarmFilter >= 0) {
      my $QuenchFilter = $_[1];
      foreach $supply (@supplies) {
    $AlarmCount++  if(($supply->[4] - $supply->[3]) <= <$AlarmFilter>)
+; #Line 61
    my $dbEvents = new Sybase::CTlib 'harmless','harmless','OPSYB1','f
+illeventsT';
    $dbEvents->ct_sql("use rhic_au_fy01_fill");
    my $sql = "SELECT *
                   FROM fillEventsT
                   WHERE rhicTime like 'Oct%' and (event like 'ev-bque
+nch' or event like 'ev-yquench')";
    my(@fills,$fill);
    @fills =  $dbEvents->ct_sql($sql);
    foreach $fill (@fills) { # how many alarms occur w/in 10 seconds a
+fter a QUENCH EVENT?
      $QuenchCount++ if(($supply->[3] - $fill->[0]) <= <$QuenchFilter>
+) and (($supply->[3] - $fill->[0]) > 0);
    }
      }
    }
    #filter out alarms that occur w/in 10 seconds after a Quench EVENT
    my $diff = $count - $QuenchCount;
    my ($f1,$adoName,$f3) = split(":",$row->[0]);
    my $SiteWideName = $main::systemNames{$adoName}  . ":$f3";
    # print ":$adoName: :$SiteWideName: \n";
    print "$SiteWideName, $AlarmCount, $count, $QuenchCount, $diff \n"
+;
  }
  print "There were $NameCount Power Supplies that alarmed in Oct. 200
+1. \n";
}
sub systemNames { # fill in the systenName hash
  use strict;
  my $dbAdo = new Sybase::CTlib 'harmless','harmless','OPSYB1','notifL
+ogTable';
  $dbAdo->ct_sql("use serverAdo");
  my $sql = "SELECT name,systemName from adoInst where name like 'psWa
+tch%'";
  my(@rows,$row);
  @rows =  $dbAdo->ct_sql($sql);
  foreach $row (@rows) {
    $main::systemNames{$row->[0]} = $row->[1];
    # print "<$row->[0]> <$row->[1]> \n";
  }
}

sub Help { #display help for this tool
  print "Alarm and Quench Tool-  A program for user to input times in 
+seconds to: \n
1. Exclude Alarms that last LESS THAN <X> seconds. \n
2. Exclude Alarms that occur within <Y> seconds AFTER a Quench. \n
Both are sorted by number of occurrences \n

List of Commands:
<Info>       Given the times in seconds, find the number of occurrencs
+ for Alarms and for Alarms after a Quench.
             Enter in form:  XX YY \n";
}

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