Re^2: read the filename column

++ 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?

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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
But the question remains: Would not 'A' be a better unpacker for the final (i.e., right-most) field?* Better how? Yes, its more generic, but the record is fixed-width.	[reply]
Re^6: read the filename column by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Jul 10, 2011 at 16:20 UTC
Re^7: read the filename column by Anonymous Monk on Jul 10, 2011 at 21:19 UTC