Sudarshan, Thanks for the info. I understand now and makes sense.
Phillip -----Original Message----- From: Sudarshan Raghavan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 1:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Hash Issue or Understanding >The output works but it not in the order I expected: > >I expected my output to be: > >hostname, IP addrress, OS, Version, Release, Server Type, Model, Memory >Size, Total CPU's. > > > >But what I got was: > > > >Model, Server Type, cpu, Release, hostname, OS, Memory Size, Version > > > >It seems to me the hash started almost at the bottom of the list instead of > >With the hostname and work it way down. Is there any way to force the > >Order other than maybe specifying the array itself?. > As you have already figured out, there are no guarantees about order in a hash. The module Tie::IxHash will interest you. perldoc -q 'How can I make my hash remember the order I put elements into it' I think Tie::IxHash comes with the standard distribution from 5.8.0 onwards (not sure though). If not, you can get it from http://search.cpan.org -- 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]
