Ok I get it. I can do unpack '(nX/a)*' but apparently more than one 'X' isn't supported. The pattern I would actually use is '(nXX/a)*' and that doesn't parse. Boo hoo! This almost looks like a thinko on the part of whoever implemented this for 5.8.0. It's a nice feature but I don't know how many people really want to be limited to packed strings of 255 chars or less.

__SIG__
printf "You are here %08x\n", unpack "L!", unpack "P4", pack "L!", B::
+svref_2object(sub{})->OUTSIDE

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In reply to Re: Re: Unpacking fixed length records by diotalevi
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