#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $temp; my $format = '@||| @||| @|||'; my $t1 = '1'; my $t2 = '2'; my $t3 = '3'; # Create the format formline($format, $t1, $t2, $t3); $temp = $^A; # Store the accumulator $^A = ''; # Clear the accumulator print $temp;