> Yet, I still not find anything on pack can do something like that : > > $binarydata = pack "H*', $ascii_str; > $ascii_str = unpack "H*", $binarydata;
I think you have it backwards. You fisrt want to *unpack* your string into Hex, than *pack* it back to ascii using the same template. Remember, at the low level, your text string is really an array of bytes ( going back to it's C roots) Try this: $str = 'foo'; ($bin) = unpack "H*", $str; $ascii = pack 'H*', $bin; print $ascii; Pack and unpack can be very tricky. It took me a while to learn how to use them properly, in fact I still struggle with it. vec() is even more squirrelly Thanks JIm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.760 / Virus Database: 509 - Release Date: 9/10/2004 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
