Re: [PHP] printf() in a variable, or alternative to printf()

http://php.net/sprintf On Thu, May 26, 2005 8:35 pm, mayo said: > I need to be able to format data. > > Printf() is perfect because I need a certain amount of characters (30 > for address). > > However I need this formatted data to be inside a file that's fwrite() > and then FTPed to a distribut

RE: [PHP] printf() in a variable, or alternative to printf() - SOLVED

Thx, It's amazing how sleep helps. Couldn't believe that when I read sprintf() I didn't see how it did exactly what I was looking for. Thx all mayo -Original Message- From: mayo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:35 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP]

RE: [PHP] printf() in a variable, or alternative to printf()

[snip] I need to be able to format data. Printf() is perfect because I need a certain amount of characters (30 for address). However I need this formatted data to be inside a file that's fwrite() and then FTPed to a distributor who will parse it and input into their database. printf("% 4d"