First off, fixed length is the requirement of the client, I have no say in that. yay me.
I don't have muliple successive entries that need to be the same length. The fields are of various lengths scattered throughout the file layout. My badly-formed original question was looking to see if I could 

push @lines35char, $value1;
push @lines35char, $value13;
push @lines35char, $value 22;
sprintf "%-35.35s", $_ for @lines35char;

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and then have those padded values show up when I build the line, like so:
$fl_line = join '', $filetype, $batch, $serial, $sys_time, $value1, $t_lastname, $t_firstname, $t_mi, $t_mi, $ssn, $ssn_cor, $dob, $t_address, $t_city, $t_state, $t_zip, $value13, $t_country, $code_1, $date_1, $type_1, $priority_1, $addressee_1, $institution_1,$value22;
or do I have to reference them as they are related to the array?
Thanks!
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In reply to Re^2: Best way(s) to process form data into fixed-length values? by hmbscully
in thread Best way(s) to process form data into fixed-length values? by hmbscully

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