> Its great that it's already done but the bigger question, to > me, is why does it copy a reference in the second example. I > don't get it.
In the first example, it's a list of scalars. The scalars are copied. In the second example, it's a list of anonymous hash references. The references are copied. And the scalars they refer to are of course one and the same. -- Mark Thomas Internet Systems Architect _______________________________________ BAE SYSTEMS Information Technology 2525 Network Place Herndon, VA 20171 USA _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs