Subject: 'format' puzzle How can I create a perl 'format' string that begins with a comment (#)?
Eg. format STDOUT_TOP = # Field1 Field2 @<< @||| @||| . If I try '\#' then I see the backslash. I just want the pound char. TIA, -Sam I'm not sure where you want the "#" ... but DEV,SUN2>more foo2 #! /usr/bin/perl format STDOUT_TOP = @ fld1 fld2 "#" . format STDOUT = @<< @||| @||| $a,$b,$c . $a = 1; $b = 2; $c = 3; write; DEV,SUN2>./foo2 # fld1 fld2 1 2 3 DEV,SUN2> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
