[0] Perl> print $string;;
2648117951505438300028047571976236505346

@sets_of_six = ( $string =~ m{ (.{6}) }xmsg );;

print for @sets_of_six;;
264811
795150
543830
002804
757197
623650

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Note the missing last four characters. Can be fixed (and the parens are extraneous): 

@sets_of_six = $string =~ m{ (.{0,6}) }xmsg;;

print for @sets_of_six;;
264811
795150
543830
002804
757197
623650
5346

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In reply to Re^4: Breaking up a string? by BrowserUk
in thread Breaking up a string? by Anonymous Monk

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