Re: Help with Alphabetizing - Array?

[adamsj]

Wow. I think you have a problem, and I'm not sure how much we can help.

This statement:

'21' => ['category','ascend', '9', '1', '1', '1', 'Category','on','on'
+, '', 'string', '=', 'on', 'select', '', '', 'CERAMICS|SILVER|FURNITU
+RE|SILVERPLATE|GLASS|TEXTILES|METALWARE|POST 1900|PEWTER|MISCELLANEOU
+S|REPRODUCTIONS', 'on', 'bold', 'general', '80'],

is fairly puzzling. It looks like a list is being assigned to an element of a hash, and that the list includes one element for your categories. But how that list affects the other parts of the program is, well, a good question. I'm going to suggest that you keep working with the tech, who should be familiar with this particular piece of software.

I'd also suggest that one of the hardest ways to learn Perl (or any progamming language) is by taking apart someone else's work--at least, something as large and complex as I suspect this is. There are some good tutorials here, and one of our members has written a highly-regarded book on the subject--hey, I learned from it!

Good luck!

adamsj

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