Aligning fprintf

[odin607]

How can I have this align better. Not sure how to go about this since the lengths of the item names changes, the quantity changes (first number), and cost (second number) changes

And ya, the items are from FFXI if anyone recognizes them.

This is one of my files being written to

         Bottom is most recent
       =========================
One_Bynebill     5                30000gil   Mon Jul 21 02:31:30 2008
Ordelle_Bronzepiece     1                 8000gil   Mon Jul 21 02:31:30 2008
Montiont_Silverpiece     5              4000000gil   Mon Jul 21 02:33:04 2008
Hundred_Bynebill     6              3600000gil   Mon Jul 21 02:33:04 2008
Montiont_Silverpiece     2              1600000gil   Mon Jul 21 02:34:22 2008
One_Bynebill     4                24000gil   Mon Jul 21 02:34:46 2008
Montiont_Silverpiece     8              6400000gil   Mon Jul 21 02:35:46 2008
T_Whiteshell    54               378000gil   Mon Jul 21 02:37:58 2008

[Banfa]

If you google for printf formats (or check your reference book) you will find that the format specifiers (%s, %d, %f etc) can have field widths and precisions in them.

Use of the field width (and possibly left aligning it) will allow you to get a more tabulated output.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=printf+format+strings