wow ok then I will try and use the -> notation. No need to stay behind the times.
On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 12:23, Bakken, Luke wrote: > ok why the $$ instead of the %$? > > sorry confused. > > \%overData. Now how do > I access this hash. %$overData? Because you're in essence doing this: ${ $overdata }{$key} When you access a hash value, you're getting a scalar, which is why you use a $. Perhaps this notation would be clearer: $overdata->{$key} I believe the arrow notation is more common in practice than the double-$ Luke