++dragonchild
I was inspired by your map example to do something like this instead:

$value=" 1 ";
@array=map {$_=$value} (1..100);
$i=0;
foreach (@array) {
print "$i $_\n";
$i++;
}
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The $i variable (used as an incrementer) and the foreach merely proves the map statement.
-spartan

Very funny Scotty... Now PLEASE beam down my PANTS!