use strict; my $var=4536233; my $new_var=$var/100; print $new_var; Shawn
----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Perl List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 7:56 PM Subject: decimal point > Hi, > I am trying to move the decimal point 2 places to the the left. > > Eg : To make 4536233 into 45362.33 > > I tried this > $total = "4536233"; > $total = sprintf("%0.2f",$total); > print "$total"; > But I get this > 4536233.00 > > Can anyone help please > > Regards > Stuart Clark > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]