>>>>> "ST" == Sam Tregar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
ST> I think you're talking about unpack() here, which I've only used once. I
ST> think unpack() is usually replaceable by substr() or regexes. Contrast
ST> that with pack() for which no equivalent replacement is possible, as far
ST> as I know.
Actually not. You need to do some extra nasties to get an integer
from a binary record into a perl scalar and have it be a number. If
you use substr it will be a string. Useless.
Pack takes binary data chops it into bitesize pieces so that perl can
use it correctly.
binary integers stay integers
if they are in the wrong endiness the bits get flipped properly.
un so weiter.
<chaim>
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