On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 10:46:17 -0600, Greg Norris <spikey.mcmarbles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Here's a quick-n-dirty padding function I've used in the past. > > sub lpad { > return($_[1] x ($_[2] - length($_[0])) . $_[0]); > } > The 'return' is redundant. ;) -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l