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Old 08-31-2006
How to add character in specific position of a string?

Hi All,

I would like to use sed to add "-" between the following string:

Value: 20060830

Result: 2006-08-30

Pls advice. Thx a lot

Victor
 

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Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory(3pm) 		User Contributed Perl Documentation		   Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory(3pm)

NAME
Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory - A factory to create Bio::Search::Result::ResultI objects SYNOPSIS
use Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory; my $factory = Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory->new(); my $resultobj = $factory->create(@args); DESCRIPTION
This is a general way of hiding the object creation process so that we can dynamically change the objects that are created by the SearchIO parser depending on what format report we are parsing. This object is for creating new Results. FEEDBACK
Mailing Lists User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated. bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists Support Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list: bioperl-l@bioperl.org rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible. Reporting Bugs Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web: https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/ AUTHOR - Jason Stajich Email jason@bioperl.org APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _ new Title : new Usage : my $obj = Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory->new(); Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory object Returns : Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory Args : create Title : create Usage : $factory->create(%args) Function: Create a new L<Bio::Search::Result::ResultI> object Returns : L<Bio::Search::Result::ResultI> Args : hash of initialization parameters type Title : type Usage : $factory->type('Bio::Search::Result::GenericResult'); Function: Get/Set the Result creation type Returns : string Args : [optional] string to set perl v5.14.2 2012-03-02 Bio::Search::Result::ResultFactory(3pm)
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