From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-10-31T22:25:34+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23945] Re: strange string formating

>>>>> "T" == Tomas Brixi <brixi@unicode.cz> writes:

T> TK1000000104 0055.25
                1234567

T> out = format( "%13s%04.2f", parts[0], part[1].to_f )

 With "%04.2f" 4 give the length of the field, in your example you probably
 want a field length of 7, i.e.

pigeon% /usr/bin/ruby -e 'puts format("%04.2f", 55.25)'
55.25
pigeon% 

pigeon% /usr/bin/ruby -e 'puts format("%07.2f", 55.25)'
0055.25
pigeon% 



Guy Decoux