Thank you :)

Probably should have read some more before posting. Well the code does not work if some of the fields are left undefined i.e. this section of code: 
    $consname  = "" if !defined($consname);
    $subdvn = "" if !defined($subdvn);
    $chequeno  = 0 if !defined($chequeno);
    $receiptno  = 0 if !defined($receiptno);
    $amount= 0 if !defined($amount);

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Sample data: 
M/s. Something Pvt. Ltd.!Elm Street!134!27456.00  ---no cheque no.
Somethin&Someone!New Park Street!29787!135!28477.00
Something-Something!Washington!136!28476.00       ---no cheque no.  
Someone!Pole Street!38947!137!28376.00

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Also for variable length fields e.g, $consname,$subdvn, the space between the columns in the report is not adjusted.
If the report contained several rows of data formatting the space between columns would be tedious. Is there a solution to this?

In reply to Re^4: Question on the format statement by perl_seeker
in thread Question on the format statement by perl_seeker

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