Just write it like: my %loginHash = ();
This should work. -----Original Message----- >From: "Dukelow, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Dec 13, 2006 12:23 AM >To: beginners@perl.org >Subject: declaring a zero size hash > >I'm trying to declare a zero size hash so a sub function can populate it and >be see by all other sub's. > >my %loginHash(); > -- Books below translated by me to Chinese. Practical mod_perl: http://home.earthlink.net/~pangj/mod_perl/ Squid the Definitive Guide: http://home.earthlink.net/~pangj/squid/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>