Re: format number with leading non-zero

2008-06-10 Thread Rob Dixon
William wrote: > > John W. Krahn wrote: >> >> $ perl -le' >> for my $num ( 123, 123456 ) { >> print 1 + $num; >> } >> ' >> 10123 >> 100123456 > > > Thank you, but I think this solution is more descent > > Bob McConnell wrote: >> >> Just insert the literal digit in the format

Re: format number with leading non-zero

2008-06-10 Thread William
> $ perl -le' > for my $num ( 123, 123456 ) { > print 1 + $num; > } > ' > 10123 > 100123456 > > > > John > -- Thank you, but I think this solution is more descent > Just insert the literal digit in the format and trim the size > accordingly. > > sprintf("1%08d", $numbe

Re: format number with leading non-zero

2008-06-10 Thread John W. Krahn
William wrote: Hello, Hello, I want to format a number to become a 9 digits representation, every time it must have an integer 1 at the front. E.g 123 become 10123 123456 become 100123456 $ perl -le' for my $num ( 123, 123456 ) { print 1 + $num; } ' 10123 1001234

Re: format number with leading non-zero

2008-06-10 Thread William
Thank you very much, I don't if the solution is so simple. Hehe - Original Message > From: Bob McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: beginner perl mailling list > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 23:40:29 > Subject: RE: format number with leading non-zero > >

RE: format number with leading non-zero

2008-06-10 Thread Bob McConnell
Just insert the literal digit in the format and trim the size accordingly. sprintf("1%08d", $number); Bob McConnell -Original Message- From: William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:05 AM To: beginner perl mailling list Subject: format number with leading non-ze