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Re: sprintf formatting doubt

by matija (Priest)
on Feb 11, 2005 at 08:10 UTC ( #430014=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to sprintf formatting doubt

You could just use the standard printf sintax, and write sprintf "%0*d",$dig,$inc; Here is an example:
perl -e '$a=150; $b=6; print sprintf "%0*d\n",$b,$a;'
000150

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