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It sounds like you really need to take that abstraction one step further and make a module for all your scripts to use.

Gee, I wonder if such a library might already exist...

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Re^5: Google has failed me! Using pack and substr for fixed width file output
by kcott (Archbishop) on Apr 10, 2014 at 21:34 UTC
    "Gee, I wonder if such a library might already exist..."

    Given the plethora of modules available on CPAN, this is quite likely.

    However, the main thrusts of my post were:

    • To explain why a module would be a good idea.
    • To show how existing code could be used as the basis for creating a module.
    • To show how existing code might be rewritten to use this module.

    -- Ken

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