perl seeker:

I don't quite follow--I just added your sample data to the program, ran it, and don't see a problem. When you say "the code does not work if some of the fields are left undefined", what do you mean exactly? I'm not seeing any problems.

Regarding your comment on the space between columns not being adjusted, I don't know what you mean. Do you mean that the column headers don't match the numbers? If so, just adjust your format statements a bit. Or do you want all the columns to spread apart if one of the columns is wider than expected and shrink when a column is narrower than expected? If so, that's a bit more complicated...

...roboticus

In reply to Re^5: Question on the format statement by roboticus
in thread Question on the format statement by perl_seeker

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