> To: Perl Beginners
> Cc: Ken Slater; Chris Stinemetz
> Subject: Re: split function
> 
> On 15/12/2011 16:09, Ken Slater wrote:
> >
> > I have not been following this too closely, but I don't understand
> the
> > algorithm used to get the above output.
> 
> What is that Ken? If you don't understand the question then ask some
> questions of your own!

I figured out what he wanted and posted regarding this in my second
response.
I was just confused at first because all his values appeared to be 5.5.

> 
> > I would have named it @fieldValues since arrays usually hold multiple
> > values
> 
> Renaming variables will never fix a problem as long as 'use strict
> "vars"' is in effect. It is a gesture towards better code and no more.
> 

True. I did not say it would fix his problem.

> >> my @apxScript=(@headerNames, @fieldValue); print Dumper
> >> \@headerNames; print Dumper \@fieldValue; print Dumper \@apxScript;
> >
> > HTH, Ken
> 
> This is the source of the OP's misunderstanding, yet you make no
> comment at all.
> 
> Rob
> 

The source of his problem was that he was not saving or printing the
@fieldValue array (again I would have preferred @fieldValues :-)  ) inside
the loop.  Which I pointed out. 

Ken



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