saurabh maheshwari wrote: > I m using this statement : > > my $data[0][0] = 'P_p'; > > what is wrong i this as i am getting syntax error> I don't think general Perl problems are appropriate for this list. Try subscribing to the beginners mailing list via http://learn.perl.org/ But in any case, say: my @data; $data[0][0] = 'P_p';