This will do ... alpha_hash is u r hash... ----------------- my %alpha_hash = (); open(FH_D,"$d_list") || die "File opening $d_list\n"; @file_list = <FH_D>; foreach $record (@file_list) { @t_array = split(/\|/, $record); $alpha_hash{$t_array[0]} = $t_array[1]; } close(FH_D);
--- Tim McGeary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still very green to perl, so please forgive this > possibly stupid > question. > > I want to setup a configuration file to have a list > of alpha codes > delimiter and a unique number that will match the > code e.g. > > PACT | 23 > PART | 24 > etc > > How is the best way to read such a file into my > program (hash ?) so that > I can: > a.) use the alpha codes to sort out data from > another file > b.) organize that data to later include that unique > number. > > The end result will be 2 files: > 1.) list # (chronological # from the list) | unique > code # > 2.) list # | data > > Tim > > > -- > Tim McGeary > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]