in reply to Pack/unpack irregularity

I am guessing that you expect to see ...
unpacked: 12

as output. If my guess is right then you need to use ... 
"H"

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... instead of ... 
"H*"

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... in your pack and unpack calls.

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Re: Re: Pack/unpack irregularity
by thor (Priest) on May 30, 2002 at 00:15 UTC
    This would work like a charm, except that my data is more than likely not going to be less than 16. With the changes you suggested, here is the output: 
    >pack.pl 17
var: 17
temp: 11
packed:
temp: 1
unpacked: 1
>

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    thanks anyway,
    thor

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