Re: Re[2]: A Split Question

[Luke Bakken]

> > >> > > > Unpack works well with fixed format data like this.
                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
NB: *fixed format* - i.e. unchanging throughout the data.

> the flexibility of a regular expression.  If the date style changes to,
> say, 02July01 (instead of 2July2001), the regular expression will still

If the date style changed that much, you'd have a lot more than a simple
unpack or regex to change (19100 anyone?).