Hey guys, I do not understand how Compress::LZV1 works, and the instructions on the CPAN page dont help me either.

Here is my code: 

#! /usr/local/bin/perl

use Compress::LZV1;

$str = "When the dream is big enough, the facts dont count!";

print "START:        $str\n";
$compressed = compress ($str);
print "COMPRESSED:    $compressed\n";
$decompressed = decompress ($compressed);
print "DECOMPRESSED:    $decompressed\n\n\n";

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The results look like this: 
START:          When the dream is big enough, the facts dont count!
COMPRESSED:     UWhen the dream is big enough, the facts dont count!
DECOMPRESSED:   When the dream is big enough, the facts dont count!

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Basically, I cannot get the script to print out the compressed string. I would appreciate it greatly if you guys can tell me what I am doing wrong here. Cheers!

In reply to How to use Compress::LZV1 by kleinbiker7

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