Re: read the filename column

Yes,

my( $username , $BatchID , $Filename , $size , $Date , $Status , $Owne
+r ) = 
unpack '
    A17         A15         A27         A16     A26     A16       A10 
+';
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Re^2: read the filename column by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Jul 09, 2011 at 18:14 UTC
++ for spotting the fields are fixed-width. Use of `unpack` is certainly more efficient than `split`. But I don't see how you arrived at a field-width of 10 for the final 'Owner' field; isn't this field better unpacked with 'A*' to make it width-independent?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: read the filename column by Anonymous Monk on Jul 09, 2011 at 18:53 UTC
Perhaps you didn't notice, but all the entries are off by one	[reply]
Re^4: read the filename column by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Jul 09, 2011 at 20:59 UTC
I did not notice, nor did I check. I ran the code with narrower fields of my own choosing in order to have more viewer-friendly output. But the question remains: Would not 'A*' be a better unpacker for the final (i.e., right-most) field?	[reply]
Re^5: read the filename column by Anonymous Monk on Jul 09, 2011 at 22:01 UTC
Re^6: read the filename column by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Jul 10, 2011 at 16:20 UTC
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Re^2: read the filename column by roadtest (Sexton) on Jul 09, 2011 at 17:38 UTC
Thanks, nice to know unpack can be used this way:-) cheers,	[reply]