I am reading in a file, building an array of information that I need to evaluate:
while (<FILE>) { if ($_ =~ m/stuff/) { push(@data, {'vlan' => $vlan, 'host' => $host, 'mac' => $mac, 'port' => $port}); } } Small sample of @data: vlan host mac port 13 switch-1 111427f2ffff gi1/1/49 13 switch-1 111511614fff gi1/1/49 13 switch-1 11155e45ffff gi1/1/49 13 switch-1 1115fc4753ff gi1/1/49 111 switch-1 11196f977f72 gi1/1/49 111 switch-1 11196fff3728 gi1/1/49 111 switch-1 11196fe74f5f gi1/1/49 111 switch-1 111f56f1fcef gi1/1/1 111 switch-1 111f6123f789 gi1/1/2 111 switch-1 111f6124336f gi1/1/2 111 switch-1 111f61245f94 gi1/1/5 111 switch-1 111f6147eeff gi1/1/2 111 switch-1 111f61896fff gi1/1/2 I would like to sort the array based on the value of $data[$i] {'port'}. I have a feeling that I am going about this in the wrong way. Can I use hashes in a better way to sort the data based on the keys? Better yet, can I evaluate the number of keys that match each other? I am not proficient with hashes, so I apologize in advance for my noobishness. I would love to be able to understand how to make this work. Thank you, Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/