SPUG: line breaks in format fields

[Ben McEldowney]

  I'm a bit new to Perl and this may not be the solution you're looking for, but would it be possible to include the "\n" in your original $bigTextField declaration?

Ryan Allen <ryan at the-summit.net> wrote:
  Does anybody know how to get "\n" in a format field to be preserved in
the output? For example, suppose I have this code:

#!/usr/bin/perl

my $bigTextField = " 
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. 

I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru. 

Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge. 
";

format STDOUT =
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ~~ |
$bigTextField
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
.

write;


What I end up with is:
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and |
| crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations |
| on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area |
| of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban |
| refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time |
| efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in |
| a row. I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone |
| playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with |
| unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in |
| twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, |
| and an outlaw in Peru. Using only a hoe and a large glass |
| of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in |
| the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I |
| play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the |
| subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build |
| large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang |
| gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical |
| appliances free of charge. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

But what I want is:
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and |
| crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations |
| on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area |
| of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban |
| refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time |
| efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in |
| a row. |
| |
| I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone |
| playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with |
| unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in |
| twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, |
| and an outlaw in Peru. |
| |
| Using only a hoe and a large glass |
| of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in |
| the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I |
| play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the |
| subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build |
| large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang |
| gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical |
| appliances free of charge. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

Is there a "trick"?

Thanks!
-Ryan



-- 

+-----------------------------+
| ryan at the-summit.net |
| http://www.the-summit.net |
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