From: Tom von Alten (tom_vonalten@boi.hp.com)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 11:14:34 CST
Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> I've never fully understood why it uses the set number of digits
> anyway. Why can't it just do %d instead of %04d or %06d?
The tradeoff is having files that will naturally sort in numeric
order, versus having the flexibility to extend the number as
needed. Once the program is up and running properly, whether
or not the directory sorts easily may be moot, but in the development
of programs that produce lots of files in a directory, those
leading zeroes are nice to have.
My $.02
_____________ Hewlett-Packard Personal Storage Business
Tom von Alten mailto:Tom_vonAlten@boi.hp.com