On Monday 22 January 2007 12:59 pm, Alexander Presber <aljoscha@xxxxxxxxxxxx> thus communicated: > Hello, > > does somebody know of an extension for postgres that allows the use > of printf-like format strings? > PL/Perl comes to mind, but how could one take care of the variable > argument count? > > Thanks for any advice! > > Sincerely > Alexander Presber > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org/ If I understand the question correctly, couldn't you use pop @_ in the Perl function? -- Terry Lee Tucker Turbo's IT Manager Turbo, division of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics 2251 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE Gainesville, GA 30501 Tel: (336) 372-6812 Fax: (336) 372-6812 Cell: (336) 363-4719 terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.turbocorp.com