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Which one do you get? 1010010000000000 or 00000000000000001010010000000000? If you get the big one, the one perl probably is build using 64bit or something similar!

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Re^2: Pack function
by vrajan (Novice) on Aug 02, 2005 at 07:55 UTC
    With "n" i get 1000000000000000 in one binary and 1010010000000000 in the other.
    With "N" i get 00000000000000001010010000000000 with both binaries.
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      perldoc -f pack says:
      n An unsigned short in "network" (big-endian) order.
      N An unsigned long in "network" (big-endian) order.

      IMHO it can't be endian problem!?!
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      One is running on a little-endian machine and the other on a big-endian?

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        I am running the code on the same machine.
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