note BrowserUk <p>One certainly hopes they haven't broken one of the few guarantees given in the POD: <blockquote><i> <h4>keys HASH</h4> <p>Returns a list consisting of all the keys of the named hash. (In scalar context, returns the number of keys.) <p>The keys are returned in an apparently random order. The actual random order is subject to change in future versions of perl, <b>but it is guaranteed to be the same order as either the values or each function produces (given that the hash has not been modified).</b> Since Perl 5.8.1 the ordering is different even between different runs of Perl for security reasons (see Algorithmic Complexity Attacks in the perlsec manpage). </i></blockquote> <p>Then again, it would have been useful to jave been told how this new randomisation varies from that which has been in place since 5.8.1? <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. <p align=right> [http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/|RIP Neil Armstrong]</p></div> </font> </div></div> 1005122 1006244