>>>>> "Zentara" == Zentara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Zentara> After putting on the dunce cap and typing 100 times: Zentara> "the oct function takes a decimal value and returns octal, Zentara> and (stat file)[2] returns a decimal value" I finally see it. Zentara> I think I do anyways. :-) No, it doesn't. The oct function interprets a number rendered as octal string, and returns a *number*. stat returns a *number*. There's nothing inherently "decimal" about either, and I think that's where the confusion results. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
