try using sprintf instead of printf. i think the extra 1 you are getting on the end it just a true return.
-----Original Message----- From: Julie A. Bolduc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 October 2007 00:23 To: beginners@perl.org Subject: printf problem I am trying to format some numbers so single digit numbers are converted to 2 digit numbers and here is the code I am working with right now. For some reason, the very last number, $b5, ends up as a 3 digit number instead of a 2 digit number even if I start it with a single digit number. If I add chop($bcol); to the code, it cuts the last digit off but what if I do not need to have that happen? I am not exactly new to perl but this has me stumped. print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"; $b1=11; $b2=2; $b3=5; $b4=1; $b5=12; $bcol=printf("%02d %02d %02d %02d %02d", $b1, $b2, $b3, $b4, $b5); #chop($bcol); print qq($bcol); Can anyone help? Julie A. Bolduc Owner, JPF Crochet Club http://www.jpfun.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/ This e-mail is from the PA Group. For more information, see www.thepagroup.com. This e-mail may contain confidential information. Only the addressee is permitted to read, copy, distribute or otherwise use this email or any attachments. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail is personal to the sender and may not reflect the opinion of the PA Group. Any e-mail reply to this address may be subject to interception or monitoring for operational reasons or for lawful business practices. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
