From: Giampiero Zanchi <cidza@...>
Date: 2009-04-21T16:41:43+09:00
Subject: Re: create a text file with data custom positioned?

I have a function; it receives a string, a char with possible values l 
or r (left or right alignment), the desired length and a filler char

def just(a_string,lr,a_len,a_fil)
  if lr == 'l' then
    a_string = a_string.ljust(a_len,a_fil)
  else
    a_string = a_string.rjust(a_len,a_fil)
  end
end

then I use it as follows (with arrays of strings, alignment marks and 
lengths):

just(cols[i],aligns[i],col_len[i]," ")

for instance

just("My_string","l",12,".")

produces

"My_string..."

hope this helps

ciao

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