Implies that you have I believe an anonymous array element being passed and you are shifting off of the front of the anonymous array into $type.
Wags ;) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 02:33 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: what is @$data i have come a cross a array-scalar combo that i cant figure out, maybe someone can help. the line off code is: my ($type) = shift @$data; does the $ in @$data mean to place $type after @data as opposed to before in the new @data? -- - josh N8MSO 20A8 2FC6 9099 D215 78F4 D005 B9F3 21C4 300C C25E ~. .~ Tk Open Systems =}------------------------------------------------ooO--U--Ooo------------{= - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - tel: +972.58.520.636, http://www.tkos.co.il -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]