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Just a guess here but SUB -> HEX 1A -> DEC 26 -> Ctrl-Z -> EOF marker for DOS files? What happens when you apply binmode?

-derby

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Hex value 1A terminates <>
by tekkie (Beadle) on Jan 13, 2003 at 14:26 UTC
    binmode fixed the problem... thanks to all for helping me realizes what should've been obvious.

    I hate mondays...
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