Er. Well a couple of test prove you right.

But also prove me right: (phew ;-)

print length <DATA>,$\;
print length <DATA>,$\;
__DATA__
ABCDEF
ABCDEF
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outputs:

7
6
[download]

So there still could be an issue here... :-)

Although granted it isnt the one I was harping on about...

Yves / DeMerphq
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Writing a good benchmark isnt as easy as it might look.