>>>>> "Douglas" == Douglas Houston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Douglas> I am trying to initialize a dynamically-named array, Douglas> i.e. with the following test code (if I type "script.pl char" Douglas> at the command prompt) I get the message "array char contains Douglas> 1 2 3" but I get a warning if 'use strict' is on. Can anyone Douglas> show me how it should be done (I would like to use 'use Douglas> strict'!)? It should be done by not doing it. Do not use data to define metadata (like variable names). Down that path lies madness. "use strict" is trying to keep you from going mad. Probably what you are looking for is a hash containing arrayrefs, pointing at your real data. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
