Thanks a lot. It works like a charm!
-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Zirzow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 8:45 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Insert leading zeros
Matt Palermo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a string of digits that looks like something like these: 0025,
> 1234, 0001, 1003, and so on. They are all 4 digits in length. Then
> when I increment one of them by 1, I want to still have 4 digits for
the
> value (it should insert the leading zeros if needed). Is there any
type
> of function that will force the incremented value to be exactly 4
digits
> no matter what number it increments? Please let me know if there is a
> function that will insert these leading zeros or truncate it to 4
digits
> if necessary. Thanks.
$var = sprintf("%04d", $var+1);
Curt
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