Re^3: Can't use string ("0") as a HASH ref

[Corion]

Somewhere (and Perl says in line 109), your data structure is not what you think it is. Use Data::Dumper to get a view of your data structure:

use Data::Dumper;
warn Dumper $result;

If the line numbers you posted still match up with the error messages you posted in your first post, then the error is in the following line:

$$myresult{$rkey} = $value;

So you best inspect all three values you have. Most likely, $myresult is 0 instead of whatever you expect:

warn "Parameters on subroutine entry:";
warn Dumper \@_;

warn Dumper $myresult;

[kp2a]

Thanks tip "use Data::Dumper;"
you are correct: my problem was wrong parameters in the call to the subroutine!
the code although mangled in an attempt to find the error is correct!
wish the error messages were a little more enlighting!

[AnomalousMonk]

If, after use warnings; and use strict; at the top of your script, you were to add use diagnostics;, you would get more verbose, and in this case possibly more enlightening, warning nessages.

For this particular problem, the greater verbosity may not have been greatly helpful because the source of the problem (generating a '0' instead of a reference and not checking it) is far removed both lexically and executionally from the point of failure.