Re^3: Avoid warnings while formatting with repeated format lines


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Re^3: Avoid warnings while formatting with repeated format lines

by kcott (Archbishop)

on Aug 25, 2022 at 00:29 UTC ( [id://11146393]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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"What would also be really cool, is using format also dynamically in the horizontal direction. That would probably mean to use eval and hook into the lowlevel formatting, I guess."

You would need eval but shouldn't need to mess around with *STEP{FORMAT} or anything like that. There's an example in "perlform: NOTES"; search for "The truly desperate can ...". :-)

I used to use format quite regularly 20-25 years ago (probably a couple of times a week for generating all manner of reports). Although fairly proficient back then, I often encountered pulling-my-hair-out-in-frustration situations. These days, I'd generally look to other solutions; I don't think I've used it this millenium.

— Ken