Re^2: Opening certain files

Would the readline approach still work if it was a packed binary file, with fixed size records ("structs") with no end-of-record indicator?

In this case, wouldn't it be necessary to binmode the filehandle and read the required number of bytes, before unpacking?

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Re^3: Opening certain files by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 09, 2010 at 17:08 UTC
Would the readline approach still work if it was a packed binary file, with fixed size records ("structs") with no end-of-record indicator? I said it would. Did you got read the documentation to which I linked? wouldn't it be necessary to binmode the filehandle Yes, no matter which method you use.	[reply]