"Some of the fields are left undefined": These are the col headers-

Consumer name Subdivision Cheque no. Receipt no. Amount

And this a sample row of data-

M/s. Something Pvt. Ltd.!Elm Street!134!27456.00

The field left undefined in this row of data is the cheque number(for cash payments)

If some column data is missing in this way the output report I get is all jumbled up. In the format statements I've just assigned the possible max no of characters for each field.But the data tends to vary in length for ex. the consumer name could be: 
@<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 

M/s. Something Pvt. Ltd
Somethin&Someone
Something-Something
Someone

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The names are of different lengths and none are as long as the max defined no. of characters.
The same could happen for other fields. In such a situation is it possible to get the column headers and data below to match, like in a tabular format?
Expected output: 
Col1              Col2      Col3   Col4

Someone           26354     151    27364.00
M/s Something               152    234.00
Mr. xxx           36454     153    4856679.00
Mr.yy                       154    3645.00 
Mr.Z              2675      155    23459.00

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In reply to Re^6: Question on the format statement by perl_seeker
in thread Question on the format statement by perl_seeker

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