Re: new to format

The key is the caret in the first line and the double-tilde in the second line as shown here:

format OUTPUT = 
@<<<<<<<<<<<    ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
$word,          $definition
~~              ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
                $definition
.
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More information at perlform.

BTW, probably just a copy-and-paste thing, but you forgot the comma to separate the variables. I added it.

HTH

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Re: Re: new to format by emilford (Friar) on Apr 25, 2002 at 21:37 UTC
Damn, you monks are fast with the replies. Thanks for the info. About the comma, the code I have without the comma seems to work just fine. Is it necessary? -Eric	[reply]
Re (3): new to format by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Apr 25, 2002 at 21:55 UTC
You should use the commas. If you use `-w`, it will tell you that omitting them is deprecated. And if you have expressions instead of simple variables, you'll very likely get a syntax error if you leave them out. You're welcome. If the advice was helpful, consider making a donation. ;-)	[reply] [d/l]