We're getting closer. But lets say the first name of the first field in the first row is 'Bill'. And the first name of the first field in the second row is 'Lanette'. This command will not compensate for the difference in the length of the two first names. So, the alignment of the second fields in each row will not be correct. And so on ...
Does this help you understand where I'm headed? Bill __________________________________________________ >yes, and if that won't work for you, check out the 'format' command, >you can >do lots of slick stuff with it, like centering. > >-Tom Kinzer > >-----Original Message----- >From: James Edward Gray II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 9:16 AM >To: Bill Jastram >Cc: Perl List >Subject: Re: Align Text > > >On Dec 19, 2003, at 8:29 AM, Bill Jastram wrote: > >> James: >> >> A coupe of things. >> >> #1. Pardon my ignorance, but I'm not sure how to use the list >where I >> found the reply button to e-mail you directly. I could not find a >way >> to >> add to the already existing 'thread'. Your help would be >appreciated. > >The list is just another address you can send your messages too: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >A lot of people just hit "Reply All" if their mail client has such a >button. In the case of this message, that would send your answer to >me >and the list. > >> #2. The challenge with the use of %20s is that in the next row of >> records >> the names will not be aligned (flush left) with the row above, if the >> names are not the same length. This is my dilemma. > >Correct, but they will be aligned flush right. For flush left, we just >change the pattern a little: > > > perl -e 'printf "%-20s %-20s %-20s\n", "James", "Edward", "Gray"' >James Edward Gray > >Does that answer your question? > >James > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ><http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
