#!/usr/bin/perl ###=- Unpack Vector Weirdness use strict; sub string { return (reverse (unpack ('b8', $_[0]))) } sub showoff { my $vec = shift; my $str; warn 'vvv'; warn string($vec); warn ($str = string($vec)); warn '^^^'; } for my $pass (0..7) { my $vec = int(rand(200)); showoff $vec; }