note Anonymous Monk <p><i> PLEASE, dont't tell me I dont want to do this. I want to do exactly what I said above. Not to use hash of hashes or anything else. I DO want to use a variable as a hash name and I'm aware of the risks. </i> <P> So you know that article, and countless nodes, that explains why doing this is dangerous? It also explains exactly how to do it! <p> So go ahead and RTFM the FAQ, that is why it exists, so you can read it <p>[id://977027|using a string as a SCALAR ref while "strict refs" in use] 1007852 1007852 9