R. Joseph Newton wrote: > All the use one could imagine. The printf function can print pretty much > anywhere. I believe that it preceded sprintf historically, but I wouldn't > swear > > Many C coders have told me that it is the most efficient way to > write files.
huh? please explain why printf is the most efficient way to write files? david -- sub'_{print"@_ ";* \ = * __ ,\ & \} sub'__{print"@_ ";* \ = * ___ ,\ & \} sub'___{print"@_ ";* \ = * ____ ,\ & \} sub'____{print"@_,\n"}&{_+Just}(another)->(Perl)->(Hacker) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>