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Also, while this isn't a direct <em>print</em> as others have described, more information can be found in <a href="http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6/pod/perlfaq4.html">perlfaq4</a> about string padding <a href="http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6/pod/perlfaq4.html#How-do-I-pad-a-string-with-blanks-or-pad-a-number-with-zeroes-">here</a> using <a href="http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6/pod/func/sprintf.html">sprintf</a>. (Puts your reformatted string in a variable for later use.)<P>Good, easy access to all Perl docs and FAQ's can be found <a href="http://www.perldoc.com/">here</a>, and excellent tutorials from experienced monks are <a href="http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node=Tutorials">here on Perl Monks</a>.<P>HTH
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