What about the print $#ARGV; statement that printed 0 where you seem to have predicted it should print -1?

I take your point about the difference between $#ARGV (highest index) and @ARGV in scalar context (number of elements) and agree I should have used the number of elements. That's a mental block for me and has caused me problems in the past.

I also take your point about complexity. I think I was looking for something parallel in style to open() || die(); for consistency.

#my sig used to say 'I humbly seek wisdom. '. Now it says:
use strict;
use warnings;
I humbly seek wisdom.

In reply to Re^5: unpacking wmic command's unicode output by goibhniu
in thread unpacking wmic command's unicode output by goibhniu

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