From: SG Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am using bioperl to get the primary id of a protein out of a flat > file as follows: > > > while ($seq_obj = $seqio_obj->next_seq){ > my $primary_id = $seq_obj->primary_id; > print $primary_id; > } > > exit; > > However, this returns: > > Bio::Seq::RichSeq=HASH(0xa1a1b7c) > > How do I get the actual value I want out of the hash?
Try to use Data::Dumper; print Dumper($primary_id); and maybe also print Dumper($seq_obj); maybe the $seq_obj is not the class you think it is. Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>