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You solved it. &nbsp;Thank you.
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$fname = &quot;James&quot;;<br />
$lname = &quot;Hill&quot;;<br />
$status = &quot;single&quot;;<br />
# How to populate a string so that all the first name and last name line up.<br />
# Assume I am using fix font. &nbsp;Output would look like that.<br />
&quot;&nbsp; James &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hill &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;single &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;<br />
&quot;&nbsp; Charles &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Dancy &nbsp; &nbsp;married &nbsp; &quot;
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$fname = "James";
$lname = "Hill";
$status = "single";
# How to populate a string so that all the first name and last name line up.
# Assume I am using fix font.  Output would look like that.
"  James           Hill        single     "
"  Charles        Dancy    married   "

perl, how to populate a string with fix spaces

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