>
> I am facing a problem here.
>
> I am writing a script which will produce HTML output for printing.
>
> I want to introduce "page-break" after a specified "Content-Length"
and then it continues printing the remaining input.
>
> Lets suppose after every 130 characters (supposing a 65 character
line, after every 2 lines), how can I insert
>
> <DIV style="page-break-after:always"></DIV>
>
> and then continue printing the remaining part?
>
> I tried to use 'while' statement but could not think of any good solution.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Sara.
>
> ################### CODE #######################
>
> $text = qq|
> This is line no 1 and then it continues ..... and then a line break
> This is line no 2 and then it continues ..... and then a line break
> This is line no 3 and this is a long line and then it continues .....
and then a line break
> This is line no 4 and then it continues ..... and then a line break
> |;
>
> $length = length ($text);
>
> print qq|
> <div align="center">
> <center>
> <table>
> <tr>
> <td width="500" style="text-align: Justify" valign="middle" align="right">
> $text
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> </center>
> </div>
> |;
>
I won't guarantee style points or efficiency but how about something like:
while ($text =~ /\G(.{130})/g) {
print $1, $divider;
}
Of course there is probably a more sensible approach using boring
operators like index, substr, split, and splice...
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