Bernie, > there's the fairly awful: > > sprintf ($amt =~ /\.\d\d\d/? "%7.3f": "%7.2f"), $amt Woops. ^^^^^^^ I think you meant : sprintf ($amt =~ /\.\d\d\d/? "%7.3f": "%7.2f" , $amt)
> There *must* be some really sneaky/clever way to switch the > format from two placed to three places just when I need it.... I claim neither sneaky nor clever, but I have got a few of %'s, sprintf's and $amt's, and that can't be bad can it? sprintf sprintf("%%%d.%df", 7, 2+$amt=~/\...\d/), $amt Alistair ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Office: Marks & Spencer p.l.c Michael House, Baker Street, London, W1U 8EP Registered No. 214436 in England and Wales. Telephone (020) 7935 4422 Facsimile (020) 7487 2670 www.marksandspencer.com Please note that electronic mail may be monitored. This e-mail is confidential. If you received it by mistake, please let us know and then delete it from your system; you should not copy, disclose, or distribute its contents to anyone nor act in reliance on this e-mail, as this is prohibited and may be unlawful. The registered office of Marks and Spencer Financial Services PLC, Marks and Spencer Unit Trust Management Limited, Marks and Spencer Life Assurance Limited and Marks and Spencer Savings and Investments Limited is Kings Meadow, Chester, CH99 9FB. These firms are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.