BEGIN { my %_status_oper = ( 0 => 'NON_OPERATIONAL', 1 => 'UNREACHABLE', 2 => 'DISCONNECTED', 3 => 'CONNECTING', 4 => 'AND_SO_ON', ); my %_status_admin = ( 0 => 'UP', 1 => 'DOWN', 2 => 'TESTING', ); sub _if_status { my $status = shift; my $text = shift; $text->{$status} || "UNKNOWN($status)"; } sub if_oper_status { _if_status( @_, \%_status_oper ) } sub if_admin_status { _if_status( @_, \%_status_admin ) } } printf " Admin status:%s Oper status:%s\n", if_admin_status($struct{dwAdminStatus}), if_oper_status($struct{dwOperStatus});