How about: $database_name = "Greg"; $text = "database_name"; $value = "\$" . $text; eval "print $value" ;
This worked for me Hugh Loebner On 7/27/05, Brian Raven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg > Sent: 27 July 2005 16:11 > To: ActivePerl@listserv.ActiveState.com > Subject: Variable reference > > > ---INTERNET EMAIL NOTIFICATION--- > This email originates from the Internet and therefore may not be > from the apparent sender. Please check any attachments carefully before > opening them as they may not be as they appear. > If you have any doubts about the origin or content of the email > please contact PC Support on x2288. > --- > > Sorry if this has been answered before but I am in a quandary. > > I am trying to get the contents of a variable when that > variables name > is itself in a different variable. For example: > > $database_name = "Greg"; > $text = "database_name"; > $value = "\$" . $text; > print $value; > > I need to have 'Greg' printed not $name; > > Is this possible? Seems I've seen this before but can't recall. > Thanks for all your help. > Greg > > > You can use symbolic references, but it is not advisable. Use a hash > instead. Its safer and you can leave strict checking on (you do have > 'use strict;' and 'use warnings;' in your scripts like all good Perl > programmers?). > > If you want to find out about symbolic references, they are described in > 'perldoc perlref'. > > HTH > > -- > Brian Raven > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and solely > for the intended addressee(s). Unauthorised reproduction, disclosure, > modification, and/or distribution of this email may be unlawful. If you > have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately > and delete it from your system. The views expressed in this message > do not necessarily reflect those of LIFFE Holdings Plc or any of its > subsidiary companies. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > ActivePerl mailing list > ActivePerl@listserv.ActiveState.com > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list ActivePerl@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
