> From: nosuzuki / e-mail.ne.jp [mailto:nosuzuki / e-mail.ne.jp]On Behalf Of [..] > h = HashMD.new > h['a']['b']['c'] = 'xxx' #=> {"a" => {"b" => {"c" => "xxx"}}} Hi, why don't you write h = {'a'=>{'b'=>{'c'=>'xxx'}}} it creates what you want and you actually type less. Christoph [..]