From: Mmcolli00 Mom Date: 2008-08-05T22:59:18+09:00 Subject: Re: hash code reference - this only returns 'nil' please help me Thanks everyone! I thought about this being an array and I did this: StrgErrFieldID = ErrFieldID.to_s Then I referenced h[StrgErrFieldID] This worked! Thanks for all your help and support! Mom -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.