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From: jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: dynamic formats
Message-ID: <JV.90Jan15163050@mhres.mh.nl>
Date: 15 Jan 90 23:30:50 GMT
Sender: jv@mhres.mh.nl
Reply-To: Johan Vromans <jv@mh.nl>
Organization: Multihouse Gouda, the Netherlands
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A format specification is apparently of a static nature. Is it
possible to dynamically create formats, e.g.

    eval('format=\n@...\n$...\n.');

Or to switch formats:

    if (...) { 
    format =
    ...
    .
    } else {
    format = 
    ...
    .
    }

Currently the only way I can think of, is creating a temporary file
with the format spec in it, and 'do'ing it.

Johan
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