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Change an integar to a string, but add many 0 in the front

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robinrainup
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I want to change an integar to a string, but add many 0 in the front.
For example, change 2 to "002".
How do I do that?
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jsmack
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in hscript there's padzero()

for example:
>>> fcur 3
>>> echo `padzero(3, $F)`
003
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padzero in hscript, or sprintf in vex.

https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/expressions/padzero.html [www.sidefx.com]

https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/vex/functions/sprintf.html [www.sidefx.com]
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jsmack
in hscript there's padzero()

for example:
>>> fcur 3
>>> echo `padzero(3, $F)`
003
Thanks!
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mestela
padzero in hscript, or sprintf in vex.

https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/expressions/padzero.html [www.sidefx.com]

https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/vex/functions/sprintf.html [www.sidefx.com]
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