How can I create a multi-dimensional hash table?

[rotaryfreak]

Hi,

I'm new to ruby and i've been experimenting on different ways on how to do this, but sadly nothing is working. I would like to create a multi-dimensional hash table in which i can access my members so that the output looks like this

[Key] [value1] [value2] [value3] [value4]
key 1 some val some val some val some val
key 2 some val some val some val some val
key 3 some val some val some val some val
key 4 some val some val some val some val
key 5 some val some val some val some val
. . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
n n n n n

this hash table needs to be created in a loop. How would i do this?

Additional information: i need to use a has table because i absolutely need to index value1, value2, value3, value4 by key

any examples or documentation would help as i've tried google and i cant find anything relevant

[improvcornartist]

Would a hash of arrays work?