Ok, here's my question. I'm sure it's got a relatively easy answer, but I'm not sure how to approach this.

I've set up a TK Form that tracks different parts and various statistics about those parts (quantity on hand, part #, orders for that part, supplier, etc.). I'm trying to set up a daily update form that just displays a form with a basic "part number" : "Quantity" entry box, with the current quantity inserted into the entry as a starting value.

@partnames is an array I populate with all the parts I'm currently tracking, @quantity has the quantities.
Here's my code:

foreach  (@partnames) 
    {
        $j++;
    }

for ($i=0; $i < $j; $i++) 
    {
        $xv = $leftframe->Frame()->pack;
        $v = $xv->Label(-text => "$partnames[$i]", -justify => 'right'
+)->pack(-side => 'right');
        $w = $rightframe->Entry(-width => '5', -background => 'White')
+->pack;
        $w -> insert('end', $quantity[$i]);
    }
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Now, this comes out how I want it, an entry and label for each part, with it's quantity entered as a starting value.

Now, the user will go through the paperwork, and update the quantities for each part.

I know how to use a simple $variable = $entry->get statement, but in this case, each entry is named $w. How do I pull the numbers in the entry into an array so I can spit them back into the database I have set up?

Thank you for your help.

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