in reply to Re^5: Error binmode() on unopened filehandle
in thread Error binmode() on unopened filehandle

I guess bottom line: Don't use <> bracket when reading binary files!

I don't see a problem with this, as long as you use binmode and local $/

Greetings,
-jo

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