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From: gorpong@ping.chi.il.us (Gordon C. Galligher)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Re: format with tilde
Message-ID: <1991Feb24.213938.18986@ping.chi.il.us>
Date: 24 Feb 91 21:39:38 GMT
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This is not really a follow-up to the qwestion posed by Paul Bijnens, but
it does have to do with format's and the tilde.  I was wondering why the
tilde is expanded to a space when the 'write;' call comes in?  The manual
states that the tilde really should be put at the front of the line for
redability, but it screws up your format because it throws an extra space
in the output.  Is it possible to remove this in 4.0, or at least make it
an option which you can disable with a variable or something?  My previously
posted problem with eval and format also used the double-tilde approach and
I was forced to put the ~~ at the end of my eval'd string because it screwed
up things.  I know the addage goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," but
the manual page states that "Normally you should put it in front," and doing
so screws up your picture.  If it is not feasible to add this change to
Perl, then I would remove that phrase from the manual page.  Just a thought.
By the way, any ideas on my original query?  I have not received anything
yet.  Thanks.

		-- Gordon.
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