Formatting of output text file.

I am writing values of variables to a text file. I also have column headings. Some of the column headings are long, perhaps 14 characters. The field for my variable values is only 8 characters long. Thus I would like to install a tab or two between my column headings so that they line up w my values. How may I do that?

You can specify a length with the format string.
So, if the longest string is 14 characters, specify %14s as the format string. Your text will be right justified. If you want the text to appear at the left, use a format specifier of %-14s.
Don't play around with multiple TABs, it will make the file difficult to read in other apps like Excel.
Now is the right time to use %^<%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%3uZ>T
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