in reply to Re: Is there a way of storing 600 in a scalar as 0600 (24 hour clock style)?
in thread Is there a way of storing 600 in a scalar as 0600 (24 hour clock style)?

This way works, but you'll want to be careful with this method. 
sprintf("%04s %04s %04s", 600, "0600", 0600);

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Results in: "0600 0600 0384"
Octal can get you.
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