Perl format string

[kejoseph]

I want to use Perl to format a CSV text file so that I can easily
convert it to pdf. The CSV text file has 10 fields each of variable
length. I want Perl to format it so that the field length is
controlled. Anything over the field length should be truncated.

I know of various perl methods, substr, printf to achieve the above,
but am sending this e-mail to find out whether anyone has any other
elegant way of performing this task.

Kevin.

 

[lynn]

Hi Kevin,

I want to use Perl to format a CSV text file so that I can easily
convert it to pdf.
Kevin.

Z:\>perl -MCPAN -e shell
Terminal does not support AddHistory.

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.7601)
ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN')

cpan> i /CSV/
CPAN: Storable loaded ok

Bundle Bundle:BD::CSV (J/JZ/JZUCKER/DBD-CSV-0.22.tar.gz)

(much snippage)

64 items found


That should get you started. Hope this helps

Lynn

 

[A. Sinan Unur]

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I want to use Perl to format a CSV text file so that I can easily
convert it to pdf. The CSV text file has 10 fields each of variable
length. I want Perl to format it so that the field length is
controlled. Anything over the field length should be truncated.

I know of various perl methods, substr, printf to achieve the above,
but am sending this e-mail

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to find out whether anyone has any other elegant way of performing
this task.

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Sinan

 

[George]

I want to use Perl to format a CSV text file so that I can easily
convert it to pdf. The CSV text file has 10 fields each of variable
length. I want Perl to format it so that the field length is
controlled. Anything over the field length should be truncated.

I know of various perl methods, substr, printf to achieve the above,
but am sending this e-mail to find out whether anyone has any other
elegant way of performing this task.

Kevin.

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