in reply to splitting a sequence using unpack

ever thought about perldoc -f pack or perldoc -f unpack.. there you will find explanations for the mysterious a3 and b3 (and why they give a different result!)

also: your message isn't that fun to read.. try creating more sentences with a dot at the end... if your message is enjoyable to read, more ppl will reply
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Re^2: splitting a sequence using unpack
by Anonymous Monk on Mar 01, 2005 at 13:11 UTC
    also: your message isn't that fun to read.. try creating more sentences with a dot at the end
    Yeah, pots, kettles, black. Your message contains ellipses where they are misplaced (and 2 out of three only have 2 instead of three dots), misses dots on places where one belongs, lacks capital letters, and uses incorrect abbreviations. You ought to clean up your own writing art before complaining about the acts of others.
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      :-D
      I see I stepped someone's toes :-D
      At least I had the guts to use my own name! :-p

      btw: what are ellipses? I know the mathematical ones...

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      to remain ignorant is a lifelong shame
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        An ellipse as a punctuation mark is the three dots to show that words have been missed at the end of a sentence (in your case here.)

        /J\

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        I see I stepped someone's toes
        No, you didn't. Just because I showed that you blamed people of things you're guilty of yourself doesn't mean any toes have been stepped on.
        At least I had the guts to use my own name!
        Really? Your passport says "insaniac"? Anyway, using your "own name" isn't an excuse for being a hypocrite.
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