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Re: idl format codes and output files [message #58918 is a reply to message #58915]

Mon, 25 February 2008 11:36

Bob[3]
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On Feb 25, 1:16 pm, elwood <epolo...@uwsp.edu> wrote:
> Is there a way to use printf and a format code which takes as a
> parameter a variable size
> width that is calculated prior to calling printf.
> Reason why: So that the output file will have pretty formatted
> columns.
>
> For example,
> Suppose I have a program that prompts for a string.
> The program doesnt know ahead of time how long the string will be.
>
> Then I use strlen to find its length
> len=strlen(word)
>
> can I do something like the following:
>
> printf,1,word,format='(alen)'

printf,1,word,format='(a)'

-or-

printf,1,word,fromat='(a0)'

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