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%my_hash=("f', 1, "s", 2, "t", 3); ### Take its reference $my_ref=\%my_hash; print $$my_ref{"f"}, "\n"; ### Here u r printing the value associated with key "f" of the hash-table using the ref #####of that hash-table and refs r always scalar --------------------------------- Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html