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Re^4: Corrupt Data?

by BrowserUk (Patriarch)
on Jul 15, 2008 at 02:02 UTC ( [id://697615]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


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in thread Corrupt Data?

Could you point me at the documentation for the 'W' template char, cos I'm darned if I can find it?

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Re^5: Corrupt Data?
by almut (Canon) on Jul 15, 2008 at 02:15 UTC
    pack (from v5.10.0): 
        W   An unsigned char value (can be greater than 255).

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      Ah yes, Thanks. From the proposed use above, '(W4)*' as an alternative for '(A4)*', I was expecting it to be grouped with a,A & Z, or with U, and just looked right past it.

      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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