>>>>> "ta" == timothy adigun <2teezp...@gmail.com> writes:
ta> You can use unpack:
ta> $val = "11.0.56.10000";
ta> $new_val=unpack("x5 A2",$val); # skip forward 6, get 2
ta> print $new_val # print 56;
unpack would be a poor choice if the number of digits in a field
changes. pack/unpack are meant for use in fixed field records.
uri
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