Bill Jastram wrote: > We're getting closer. But lets say the first name of the first field in the first > row is 'Bill'. And the first name of the first field in the second row is 'Lanette'. > This command will not compensate for the difference in the length of the two first > names. So, the alignment of the second fields in each row will not be correct. And > so on ... > > Does this help you understand where I'm headed? > > Bill
Yes. And printf, sprintf, or the perl format/write function pair should be able to help with this. They should at least give you a starting point, because there are many ways to accomplish this task. I prefer the printf, mostly because I'd rather just say expplictly how many spaces each field should occupy. Others prefer using the format function to provide a parameter for write(), because they see it as WYSIWYG. Try them both and see which you feel more comfortable with for any given context. Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
