subject:"sprintf format question"

Re: sprintf format question

2008-06-06 Thread April

On Jun 4, 8:00 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Dixon) wrote: April wrote: sprintf( %s%$Fmt%s, (%$Fmt=|, $TestStr, |)) This is in Perl for Dummies, 4th ed, p160. I'm trying to understand this ... the first part, %s%$Fmt%s, my understanding is the format part, which specifies the formats

sprintf format question

2008-06-04 Thread April

sprintf( %s%$Fmt%s, (%$Fmt=|, $TestStr, |)) This is in Perl for Dummies, 4th ed, p160. I'm trying to understand this ... the first part, %s%$Fmt%s, my understanding is the format part, which specifies the formats for the second part, thelist part, (% $Fmt=|, $TestStr, |): %s for %$Fmt=|, %$Fmt

Re: sprintf format question

2008-06-04 Thread Rob Dixon

April wrote: sprintf( %s%$Fmt%s, (%$Fmt=|, $TestStr, |)) This is in Perl for Dummies, 4th ed, p160. I'm trying to understand this ... the first part, %s%$Fmt%s, my understanding is the format part, which specifies the formats for the second part, thelist part, (% $Fmt=|, $TestStr, |):