Fortran::Format version 0.54 ============================ This is a Perl implementation of the Fortran 77 formatted output facility (input will be available in a future version). One possible use is for producing input files for old Fortran programs, making sure that their column-oriented records are rigorously correct. Fortran formats may also have some advantages over printf in some cases: it is very easy to output an array, reusing the format as needed; and the syntax for repeated columns is more concise. Unlike printf, for good or ill, Fortran-formatted fields B exceed their desired width. For example, compare printf "%3d", 12345; # prints "12345" print Fortran::Format->new("I3")->write(12345); # prints "***" This implementation was written in pure Perl, with portability and correctness in mind. It implements the full ANSI standard for Fortran 77 Formats (or at least it should). It was not written with speed in mind, so if you need to process millions of records it may not be what you need. CHANGES SINCE VERSON 0.53 - Fixed bug where 2(I8),I2 would be interpreted as 2(I8),2I2. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install DEPENDENCIES None, except Test::Simple and Test::Pod for testing. COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright (C) 2004 Ivan Tubert This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.