Re^2: how to print 'normal' string from hex string?

What is the unpack 'a*' bit for?

print pack 'H*', "4d414a523e576573742d622053544d2d31204d532d4149532843
+4c45415229";;
MAJR>West-b STM-1 MS-AIS(CLEAR)
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Re^3: how to print 'normal' string from hex string? by johngg (Canon) on Nov 23, 2011 at 11:17 UTC
What is the `unpack 'a'` bit for?* It is a side effect of my still somewhat flaky understanding of pack/unpack or, in other words, completely un-necessary :-( I will update my post. Cheers, JohnGG	[reply] [d/l]