diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ff21315..ab87d33 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 		on nNvV it turns them to signed integers
 	- added . and @ support to pack
 	- added full group support to pack and unpack 
-	- fixed string types to accept numvers and cast them to strings on the fly (ala perl)
-	- added / template to pack
-
+	- fixed string types to accept numbers and cast them to strings on the fly (ala perl)
+	- added / template to pack and unpack
 	- added more test cases to cover all the new additions and bug fixes	
 	- Setup a git repository at git.mindstab.net/git/cl-pack	
 
diff --git a/cl-pack.lisp b/cl-pack.lisp
index 7ca206e..ffcc659 100644
--- a/cl-pack.lisp
+++ b/cl-pack.lisp
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@
 
 ;;; ************* TODO ***************
 
-;;;@ Null fill or truncate to absolute position, counted from the start of the innermost ()-group.
-;;;. Null fill or truncate to absolute position specified by value.
-;;;
 ;;;! MODIFIER, different uses  in context
 ;;; / template
 
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@
   "macro for building string type bodies for case statements in pack()"
  `(progn
     (if (numberp item)
-	(setf item (format nil "~d" item)))
+	(setf item (write-to-string item)))
     (handle-string (,repeater ,repeater-star) ,star-body ,count-body ,else-body)))
 
 (defmacro unpack-string ((repeater repeater-star) star-body count-body else-body)
@@ -545,7 +542,7 @@
 		    (if (member sequence-type '(#\a #\A #\Z #\b #\B #\h #\H))
 			(let ((item-length 
 			       (if (numberp item)
-				   (length (format nil "~d" item))
+				   (length (write-to-string item))
 				   (length item))))
 			  (setf consumed-length 
 				(if repeater-star
@@ -746,7 +743,23 @@
     (apply #'values
 	   (remove nil (append 
 
-           (list 
+            
+	    (if (> /-pos 0)
+		(progn
+		  (let* ((length-item (subseq form 0 /-pos))
+			 (sequence-item (subseq form (1+ /-pos) offset))
+			 (lengths (multiple-value-list (unpack length-item string :consumed 0 :modifiers modifiers)))
+			 (seq-len (if (numberp (first lengths))
+				      (write-to-string (first lengths))
+				      (first lengths)))
+			 
+			 (ret (multiple-value-list (unpack (concatenate 'string sequence-item seq-len) (subseq string (second lengths)) :consumed 0 :modifiers modifiers)))
+			 (consumed-len (+ (first (last ret)) (second lengths))))
+		    (cut-str string consumed-len new-str)
+		    (inc-form)
+		    (nbutlast ret)
+		 ))
+	   (list					   
 	    (case (strhead form)
 	     (#\n (unpack-mod!-uint 2 :big)) ; unsigned short 16bit big endian
 	     (#\N (unpack-mod!-uint 4 :big)) ; unsigned long 32bit big endian
@@ -818,7 +831,7 @@
 	      )
 
 	     (otherwise nil)
-	     ))
+	     )))
 
 
 	   ;; result of recursion
diff --git a/tests.lisp b/tests.lisp
index c2958db..d7c0878 100644
--- a/tests.lisp
+++ b/tests.lisp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
    (mod-<>)
    (grouping)
    (pack-/)
+   (unpack-/)
    ))
 
 (deftest test-silent ()
@@ -259,4 +260,12 @@
     (string= (pack "n/c*" 65 66 67) (concatenate 'string (string #\null) (string (code-char 3)) "ABC")) ;basic pack into a number with a *
     (string= (pack "a/a3" "ABC") "3ABC") ;string pack
     (string= (pack "a/a*" "ABC") "3ABC") ;string pack with *
+    ))
+
+(deftest unpack-/ ()
+  (check
+    (equal (multiple-value-list (unpack "a/c" "3AB")) '(65 66))
+    (equal (multiple-value-list (unpack "n/c" (concatenate 'string (string #\null) (string (code-char 3)) "ABC"))) '(65 66 67))
+    (equal (multiple-value-list (unpack "a/ac" "2ABC")) '("AB" 67))
+  
     ))
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