adding trailing spaces 1

[rufflocks]

Input file is variable length.
If record length is not 50 bytes I want to add trailing spaces to make the record 50 bytes.

Any suggestions?

 

[vgersh99]

BEGIN {
width=50
}
{
tmp = (length($0) < width) ? sprintf(&quot;%-50s&quot;, $0) : $0;
print tmp;
}


vlad
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| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[CaKiwi]

{
printf (&quot;%-50s\n&quot;,$0)
}

should be good enough. If the line is longer than 50 characters they will all be printed out.

CaKiwi

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[vgersh99]

good catch!

vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[rufflocks]

Thank You. That worked.