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Format String

Newbie
  
Join Date: Nov 2009
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#1: 3 Weeks Ago
Hi

This is probably quite simple, but I cannot find the answer.

I have a string "000705100132" which is a Mac Address.
I would like to format it as 00:07:05:10:01:32

Thanks for your help.

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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Naperville, Illinois U.S.
Posts: 831
#2: 3 Weeks Ago

re: Format String

Do you merely want to print the string in that format or do you want to create a new string? In the first case you want to use printf; in the second case you want to use sprintf.
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#3: 3 Weeks Ago

re: Format String

I want to create a new string in the correct format.
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#4: 3 Weeks Ago

re: Format String

Verbalize what you want to do ...

First character of input string.
Second character of input string.
Colon.
Third character of input string.
...

Take a look at the "%c" format specifier for sprintf.
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