Friday, January 11, 2002, 3:12:19 PM, Scott wrote:
> I am reading a file into a list and then formatting it to prepare it for a
> mainframe. Currently I read the contents into a list as such:
> my @fields = split(/\t/, $record)
> and then I call them by $fields[0], etc.
> Would it be more bene
> On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Hanson, Robert wrote:
> > Hashes are slower than arrays, but I don't
> > usually worry about those things unless
> > performance is an issue. I recommend (others
> > will no doubt have different opinions) that
> > you use a hash when it makes your life easier...
> > in this
On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Hanson, Robert wrote:
> Hashes are slower than arrays, but I don't usually worry about those things
> unless performance is an issue. I recommend (others will no doubt have
> different opinions) that you use a hash when it makes your life easier... in
> this case it might not
in the Perl
Journal differentiating between them, it might also be on Perl.com.
Rob
-Original Message-
From: Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:12 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Lists or hash
Thank you to everyone on this list who has been most help
Thank you to everyone on this list who has been most helpful and patient!
I was able to track down the Camel Book at a bookstore and I have not
stopped reading. I do have a question concerning list and hash and the
performance.
I am reading a file into a list and then formatting it to prepar
