Gloria Hairston wrote: Hello Gloria,
> Content-Type: multipart/related; > type="multipart/alternative"; > boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6BFE1.F5E4D64A" [snip] > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6BFE1.F5E4D64A > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----_=_NextPart_002_01C6BFE1.F5E4D64A" > > > ------_=_NextPart_002_01C6BFE1.F5E4D64A > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [snip] > ------_=_NextPart_002_01C6BFE1.F5E4D64A > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [snip] > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6BFE1.F5E4D64A > Content-Type: image/jpeg; > name="image001.jpg" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > Content-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Description: image001.jpg > Content-Location: image001.jpg Please don't send JPEG graphics files to the mailing list and if possible send only plain text instead of quoted-printable or HTML. TIA. > I am new to perl scripting. I have a record that I am writing to a file > and the last field in the record is space filled. How do I fill this > record with spaces so that my entire record length is 95 characters? > > Sample of record: > > format HEADERNINE = > @@<<<<<@<<<<<@<<<<<<<@<<<<<<<<<@<<<<<<<<<<<@<<<<<<<<<<<^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > $sh901,$sh902,$sh903,$sh904,$sh905,$sh906,$sh907,$sh908 > . > $oldhandle=select(OUTFILE); > $~ = 'HEADERNINE'; > write; Use the pack function: my $out_line = pack 'A A6 A6 A8 A10 A12 A12 A49', $sh901, $sh902, $sh903, $sh904, $sh905, $sh906, $sh907, $sh908; print OUTFILE "$out_line\n"; John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>