This is a Perl implementation of the Fortran 77 formatted input/output facility. One possible use is for producing input files for old Fortran programs, making sure that their column-oriented records are rigorously correct. Fortran formats may also have some advantages over Cin some cases: it is very easy to output an array, reusing the format as needed; and the syntax for repeated columns is more concise. Unlike C , for good or ill, Fortran-formatted fields never exceed their desired width.
WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Fortran-Format/
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