Hi (again !)
I posted a question yesterday just for info on hashrefs which I have read and it makes sense. Putting this into proactive though has now toally confused me !
I have an XML file sucked into a hash via XML::Simple. That's OK. I can see the data using Data::Dumper.
I seem to have a Hash of Arrays, and those Arrays contain another hash.
All I am trying to do is get to the data but every route I take I am getting myself into more confusion.
I have copied a chunk of the code in bwloe so you can tell me what I am missing (and laugh a bit at the same time at a novice !! lol)
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use XML::Simple;
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my $xml_hash = XMLin('concorde.xml');
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# use Data::Dumper;
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# print Dumper($xml_hash);
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print "first hash : $xml_hash\n";
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for my $key (keys %{$xml_hash}) {
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print "$key => ${$xml_hash}{$key}\n";
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#output from above is a single key of "ORDER"
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}
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print "test0: ${$xml_hash}{ORDER}[0]\n";
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print "test1: ${$xml_hash}{ORDER}[1]\n";
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my $next_hash = "${$xml_hash}{ORDER}[0]";
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print "next hash : $next_hash \n";
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for my $key (keys %{$next_hash}) {
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print "$key => ${$next_hash}{$key}\n";
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}
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OK.. the output of the above is:
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first hash : HASH(0x304867a8)
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ORDER => ARRAY(0x304b00d0)
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test0: HASH(0x30486c1c)
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test1: HASH(0x30486d54)
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next hash : HASH(0x30486c1c)
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Something I have done is clearly wrong/stupid etc.
Help !! Once I get one working I'll be fine !
Keith
