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# README
# Text::FixedLength
# Version 0.12
# Dion Almaer (dion@member.com)
# Wed Nov 18 16:55:46 CST 1998
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# ABOUT
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Manipulates fixed length fields. You can create, and parse fixed length
fields, write out files, and read in files to convert
To see more, type: perldoc Text::FixedLength

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# COMPATIBILITY
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This module is pure Perl. It should work with any Perl5

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# INSTALL
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To build and test this distribution, type:

  perl Makefile.PL
  make test

If the tests pass, install it:

  make install
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# CHANGES
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0.12: Added setCrop( 1 | 0 ) to force the fixed field format:
      setCrop sets whether records should be cropped to the size of the format
      or not.
      For example if you have a string 'whee' that is meant to be fit into
      a fixed format of 2 then if setCrop is true the record will be changed
      to 'wh' to constrain it
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