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Display a character n times..

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Name: deeps
Date: July 10, 2006 at 13:01:17 Pacific
Subject: Display a character n times..
OS: Unix/Windows
CPU/Ram: 1GB

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How can a print a character n times on output screen.
For example, i wish to display character "%" 10 times.
Thanks.

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Response Number 1

Name: deeps
Date: July 10, 2006 at 13:01:58 Pacific
Subject: Display a character n times..

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If the same can be shown in perl

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Response Number 2

Name: deeps
Date: July 14, 2006 at 10:52:51 Pacific
Subject: Display a character n times..

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Does anyone have a concise statement for this command.
print "%%%%%%%%%%";
Instead could there be a one line such as
print "%",10times;
This has to be done without using a loop.

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Name: deeps
Date: July 14, 2006 at 11:29:06 Pacific
Subject: Display a character n times..

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Got that...
For help of others,
print "%" x 10
The above statement is for perl
Please do contribute to the forum.

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