# a hash (most important data type!)

# ASP code
# if session(strname)="" then
#     session(strname) = 0
# end if

my %session = give_me_my_session( $this_is_who_i_am );

if ( not exists $session{$strname}
     or $session{$strname} eq '' )
{
    $sesssion{$strname} = 0;
}