Re^5: Google has failed me! Using pack and substr for fixed width file output

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"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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