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Yet one more format question
OK, I really did not want to start a new thread, but...... I got the format problem solved... I explain it in a response to the original post. Now I need to ask how to format a numeric field where the variables are calculated in scientific notation (1.22757131e-03). Using @#.###### results in... -
PERL Format - format name versus filehandle
Hey, All, Well, I am stumped. I am trying to get a set of formats working in a script. I want to have a header (_TOP) and then the body. Well, I can not even get the header working correctly. Here is what I started with(with lots of calculation missing): open (TMP_OUT_FILE... -
Need help with system call
Hey, Guys, I am writing a simple daily logger script and I want to get the system date to use as a tag in the file. I know this can be done, but I am doing something wrong (I am an occasional perl programmer). So, what I want is execute the system date function (UNIX date) and get the returned...
