From: "Fred Sahakian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have data that prints to a flat file database. > > The data can sometimes be 1, 2, 3, or 4 characters in length. > > Id like to have it print a fixed length (6 characters) into the > database, like this: > > xyz|fred |xyz > > instead of > > xyz|fred|xyz > > > Is there a simple solution?
$line = sprintf "% 4s|% 4s|% 4s", $foo, $bar, $baz; Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
