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You are using odd syntax, but that shouldn't be an issue. Normal syntax is

    if ($ref->{prodname} =~ /$value/ || $ref->{key1} =~ /$value/)
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You are saying it returns a list of items, but all the code shows is a conditional. There isn't anything wrong with the line. It's probably "failing" because either the hash or $value contains other values than you expect.

Could you give an example of a failure, including the values for the hash entries and $value.

Abigail

In reply to Re: alpha vs alpha numeric by Abigail-II
in thread alpha vs alpha numeric by malaga

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