On 11/1/06, jm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i'm trying to build variables dynamically from data passed to a subroutine. i pass a text value (a field from a database) and want to build an associated variable name by appending a prefix to the field name ($oob_<fieldname>).
Perl allows you to do this. (Perl allows many things which may be either clever or stupid depending upon context.) But to use a hash is better in every way. This page explains in more detail: http://perl.plover.com/varvarname.html Hope this helps! --Tom Phoenix Stonehenge Perl Training -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
