sigh... i spent all night again by trying different code , still cant get solved. i dnn't know how to compare the user'input with the randomly generated letter. can you help me please :( .

 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
###################################
# Name:         scriptname.pl
# Purpose:      This script does…
# Author:       Ivan Zhibin He
# Date written: 22/11/2012
###################################

########################subroutinges#######

my $string1 = rand_string();
my $string2 = rand_string();
my $string3 = rand_string();
my $string4 = rand_string();
my $string5 = rand_string();
my $string6 = rand_string();
my $string7 = rand_string();
my $string8 = rand_string();

sub rand_string {    
my @chars = ('A'..'Z');                 
my $length = 0;                         
my $temp_string = '';                       
for (0..$length)
{                      
$temp_string .= $chars[int rand @chars];  
}                                       
return $temp_string;       
}




####################################################
print "Random string: 
|".$string1."|".$string2."|".$string3."|".$string4."|".$string5."|".$s
+tring6."|".$string7."|".$string8."|\n";

print "Are these letters Acceptale to make words?\n";

#################ask uer for input##########

$newWord = <>;
chomp $newWord;

print "Please wait while i checking....\n";

@splitNewWord = split (//,$newWord);

print @splitNewWord\n;

#######Define string in hash 1-8####

%hashCheckLetter = ($string1,$string2,$string3,$string4,$string5,$stri
+ng6,$string7,$string8);



########################code need to be fix!##############

if (exists $hashCheckLetter{$splitNewWord}) {
print "This is equal to %hashCheckLetter{$splitNewWord}\n";
}
else {
print "Not in hash\n";
}


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