>>>>> "TM" == Ted Mittelstaedt <t...@mittelstaedt.us> writes:
TM> $sockaddr = 'x C n a4 x8'; TM> Th first two bytes are length (0) and family, both of which are TM> unsigned char, so 'x C' (or 'n') handles those. TM> use Socket; TM> $that = sockaddr_in($port,inet_aton($newshost)); TM> ($newshost is the FQDN of the new host, $thataddr is the IP# of the TM> news host) TM> but as I said before, I don't want to rewrite everything. jeez. use IO::Socket ; my $sock = IO::Socket->new( "$host:$port" ) ; done. use a module for at least that. dealing with pack templates for socket addresses is insane and never needed anymore. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
