Formating in real time not from a file.

[gindelhe]

Hello.

I have a script which gets information from a router in real time. I am wondering if it is possible to format this output in real time. Here is what I am looking for:

Input1 Input2 Input3 Input4
123456 xx.xx 123 Time

What I need is for the format to look nice. Have each columns line up correctly etc. Here is an example

Input1 Input2 Input3 Input4
300000 25.50 1 Time of day
80000 25.50 2 Time of day
Etc,etc,etc.

Is this possbile or would I need to change the script I use?

Thanks,
Hal.

 

[toolkit]

Have a look at man perlform for this?

 

[duncdude]

this kind of thing?

format STDOUT =
@<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<@<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<@<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<@<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
$input1         $input2         $input3         $input4
.

$input1 = 300000;
$input2 = 25.50;
$input3 = 1;
$input4 = "midday";

write;

$input1 = 80000;
$input2 = 24.50;
$input3 = 2;
$input4 = "morning";

write;

Kind Regards
Duncan