On 8/22/07, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am working a script that is a solution to a problem in Intermediate
> Perl.  Here is the script:
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl -w
> use strict;
>
> sub check_items_for_all {
>         my $all_ref = @_;
>         my @who = keys %$all_ref;
>
>         my @required  = qw(preserver sunscreen water_bottle jacket);
>         my @missing = ( );
>
>         for my $crew (@who){
>                 for my $item(@required){
>                         unless (grep $item eq $_, %$all_ref{$crew}) {
>                                 print "$crew is missing $item.\n";
>                                 #push @missing, $item;
>                         }
>                 }
>         }
>
>         #if (@missing) {
>         #       print "Adding @missing to @$items for $who.\n";
>         #       push @$items, @missing;
>         #}
> }
>
> my @gilligan = qw(red_shirt hat lucky_socks water_bottle);
> my @skipper = qw(blue_shirt hat jacket preserver sunscreen);
> my @professor = qw(sunscreen water_bottle slide_rule batteries radio);
>
> my %all = (
>         Gilligan => [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>         Skipper => [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>         Professor =>  [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> );
>
> check_items_for_all(\%all);
>
> When I run the script, I get the following error message:
> syntax error at required_items.pl line 13, near "$all_ref{"
> syntax error at required_items.pl line 18, near "}"
>
> I'm not sure what is causing this.  Eventually, I want the script to
> access each crew member's belongings, figure out which of the items in
> the @required array are missing, and place those items in the member's
> array.  Any hints?
>
>
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http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/grep.html

Without testing the code or anything, could it be that:
> unless (grep $item eq $_, %$all_ref{$crew}) {
should be:
unless (grep $item eq %$all_ref{$crew}) {
?

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