printf NEW ("%-193.193s");
printf ("%-193.193s",<VARIABLE>);
HTH
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Verhoef (UGBI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 4:35 PM
> To: 'Scott'; Jerry Verhoef (UGBI)
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [PHP] Stripping the first line of a file
>
>
> Yes there is!
>
> Try reading the manual?
> http://www.php.net/printf
>
> printf ("%-5.5s",$fields[14]);
>
> for the other function to make a line exactly 255 char long?
> Do you have the
> perl Example?
>
> HTH
> Jerry
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 4:22 PM
> > To: Jerry Verhoef (UGBI)
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [PHP] Stripping the first line of a file
> >
> >
> > Thank you! Works. I have a few more questions! I am working on
> > converting a program from perl to PHP as it is the new
> > language of choice
> > at our office.
> >
> > I have been using printf statements in perl to format data.
> > Is there a
> > similar funtion in php? Here is an example from the perl program:
> >
> > printf NEW ("%-5.5s",$fields[14]);
> >
> > This will print exactly 5 characters, I also use this format
> > to make sure
> > the lines are exactly 255 characters long:
> >
> > printf NEW ("%-193.193s");
> >
> > Is there something similar in php. Thanks for everyone's help and
> > patience.
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Jerry Verhoef (UGBI) wrote:
> > > $aFile=file(<FILENAME>);
> > >
> > > //$aFile[0] contains the unwanted line
> > > echo $aFile[1]; // displays line 2
> > > echo $aFile[n]; // displays line n where n is an positieve
> > interger and not
> > > greater then the number of lines in the file
> >
> >
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