I think that only applies to a list slice, i.e. (split /\s+,$_)[3..9], but an array slice doesn't need it, i.e. @array[2]
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Kraus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Perl Beginners' Subject: RE: hash of hash of array slices This worked fine. However I was under the impression that any time you worked with a slice that you had to surround the array in parenthesis. When else does this not apply? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>