------------------------------------------------ On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:57:18 -0500, "Fred Sahakian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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? > > I was going to count the string length and add a space after each character to make >it equal to 6, but that might be the long way. > perldoc -f printf perldoc -f sprintf http://danconia.org p.s. has any one else noticed that similar questions seem to come in waves...?? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
