If you control both ends, either use the alread mentioned "S>" or "S<" or the network versions "n" and "v" (see perldoc -f pack).

    s  A signed short (16-bit) value.
    S  An unsigned short value.
    n  An unsigned short (16-bit) in "network" (big-endian) order.
    v  An unsigned short (16-bit) in "VAX" (little-endian) order.

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I made an overview of those pack results here for one of my talks.


Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

In reply to Re: How to easily convert the pack function from little endian to big endian by Tux
in thread How to easily convert the pack function from little endian to big endian by semiconPERL

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