On Thursday 16 November 2006 01:12, Robert Cummings wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 10:47 +1100, Chris wrote:
> > Børge Holen wrote:
> > > Oh this was good.
> > > I added a while loop to insert extra strings "0" in front of the number
> > > to add if the string is less than 5 chars short.
> >
> > sprintf is your friend here, no need to use a loop.
> >
> > sprintf('%05d', '1234');
>
> No need to use a sledgehammer when a screwdriver will suffice:
>
> <?php
>
> echo str_pad( '1234', 5, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT )
Yes this is perfect. Thanks...
I repeat this step for about a few hundred values.
So this speedup is greatly appreciated.
>
> ?>
>
> Cheers,
> Rob.
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