format and print to array

[justme]

hi

i am studying how to format a report using "format" and was wondering,
can we format it to a variable or an array instead?

say to format to a file, we can specify a filehandle.

open(FILE, ">> $file) or die ......
format FILE=
@<<<< blah blah
..
write FILE

but what if i want to print to an array instead of a file?
thanks

 

[Eric Bohlman]

(e-mail address removed) (justme) wrote in @posting.google.com:

i am studying how to format a report using "format" and was wondering,
can we format it to a variable or an array instead?

say to format to a file, we can specify a filehandle.

open(FILE, ">> $file) or die ......
format FILE=
@<<<< blah blah
.
write FILE

but what if i want to print to an array instead of a file?

perldoc perlform, specifically the "Accessing Formatting Internals" part.