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Array ref... but WHY?
Anyone shed any light on why this keeps on returning an "array"?

Code:
sub {

my $field = $_[0]; # pass in as <%glboal_name("CountryName")%>
my $value = $IN->param($field);

my $schema = $DB->table('Links')->cols;

return '' if $schema->{$field}->{'form_type'} ne "SELECT";

my @form_names = split /\n/, $schema->{$field}->{'form_names'};
my @form_values = split /\n/, $schema->{$field}->{'form_values'};

my $back .= qq|<select name="$field">|;

for (my $i = 0; $i <= $#form_names; $i++) {
my $_name = $form_names[$i];
my $_val = $form_values[$i];
if ($value eq $form_values[$i]) {
$back .= qq|<option value="$_val" selected>$_name</option>|;
} else {
$back .= qq|<option value="$_val">$_name</option>|;
}
}

$back .= "</select>";


}

Sample output;

Code:
<select name="CountryName"><option value="ARRAY(0x84be214)">ARRAY(0x84bad70)</option></select>

I know that doing a print Dumper($schema->{$field}... and that gives;

Code:
$VAR1 = {
'not_null' => '0',
'form_type' => 'SELECT',
'form_size' => '',
'weight' => '',
'regex' => '',
'form_values' => [
'UK',
'USA',
'Israel',
'Afghanistan',
'Albania',
'Algeria',
'American Samoa',
'Andorra',
'Angola',
'Anguilla',
'Antarctica',
'Antigua and Barbuda',
'Argentina',
'Armenia',
'Aruba',
'Australia',
'Austria',
'Azerbaijan',
'Bahamas',
'Bahrain',
'Bangladesh',
'Barbados',
'Belarus',
'Belgium',
'Belize',
'Benin',
'Bermuda',
'Bhutan',
'Bolivia',
'Bosnia and Herzegovina',
'Botswana',
'Bouvet Island',
'Brazil',
'British Indian Ocean Territory',
'Brunei Darussalam',
'Bulgaria',
'Burkina Faso',
'Burundi'
],
'form_display' => 'CountryName',
'form_names' => [
'UK',
'USA',
'Israel',
'Afghanistan',
'Albania',
'Algeria',
'American Samoa',
'Andorra',
'Angola',
'Anguilla',
'Antarctica',
'Antigua and Barbuda',
'Argentina',
'Armenia',
'Aruba',
'Australia',
'Austria',
'Azerbaijan',
'Bahamas',
'Bahrain',
'Bangladesh',
'Barbados',
'Belarus',
'Belgium',
'Belize',
'Benin',
'Bermuda',
'Bhutan',
'Bolivia',
'Bosnia and Herzegovina',
'Botswana',
'Bouvet Island',
'Brazil',
'British Indian Ocean Territory',
'Brunei Darussalam',
'Bulgaria',
'Burkina Faso',
'Burundi'
],
'file_save_in' => '',
'file_save_scheme' => 'HASHED',
'file_save_url' => '',
'pos' => '26',
'file_max_size' => '',
'size' => '255',
'type' => 'CHAR'
};

I really can't see why its doing this. Probably just a "stupid moment" ... Unsure

TIA

Andy (mod)
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Subject Author Views Date
Thread Array ref... but WHY? Andy 1863 Sep 23, 2004, 1:55 AM
Thread Re: [Andy] Array ref... but WHY?
afinlr 1788 Sep 23, 2004, 10:51 AM
Post Re: [afinlr] Array ref... but WHY?
Andy 1785 Sep 23, 2004, 11:24 AM