First of all, let me say that there must be a better way for you to store your data. However, you might be stuck with the format, for all I know, so on with an attempted solution ...

Okay, let's say you've split one line into fields using the appropriate module. You store those fields in @currentLine. Then you can do something like:
foreach (@currentLine[3 .. 11]) {
   printf ("%.*f", $currentLine[2], $_/(10 ** $currentLine[2])
}

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The * sucks up the next variable in the list and uses it as the field width; in this case, it slurps the first appearance of $currentLine[2] in the list.

Update: As tilly has noted, the module I mentioned above does not handle newlines embedded within records. Another module, recommended by the same esteemed personage who is on vacation does that, if it is required.

-HZ

In reply to Re: Re: Help with decimals by HyperZonk
in thread Help with decimals by La12

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