perl: %var?

[Evan]

How would I add a hash array item to this on the fly later?


my %vars = (title => 'Mr.',
firstname => 'Bill',
lastname => 'Gates',
last_paid_month => 1, # February
amount => 392.12,
monthname => \@monthname,
);

[CornedBee]

Doesn't
$vars{'role'} = 'Oppressor of the free Software World';
work?

[Evan]

I tried that once, and it didnt work


$vars{'salutation'} = 'Mrs';


It did this morning though.

Thanks