in reply to Arrays and strings

The ugly way: 
my $str   = 'millenium';
my @array = map {chr} unpack 'C*',$str;

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If this is homework, then be prepared to explain how it works. ;)

(and yes, i will gladly explain if it is not)

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

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