From: petter svenhard Date: 2012-07-10T22:25:17+09:00 Subject: Re: accessing hash value through variable? Hello Thanks for you quick reply. The VAR-MD5 was a typo. sorry. The class variable and variable case will be looked into. However when I utilize the above format for calling the element in the hash I receive '+' can't convert nil into String (TypeError) which is very strange since the variable does hold a md5 in string format. the hash generates this error unless the element is called directly with an md5 string. Regards Petter -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.