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Revision history for String-PictureFormat

1.00    2016-01-08
        First version, released on an unsuspecting world.
1.01    2016-01-10
        Fixed small error that caused tests to fail, added cpl. optimizations.
1.1     Added optional second format picture string for date/times in order  
        to specify what format to "unformat" date/times into if needing a 
        string result instead of a Perl/Unix time, ie. for database fields 
        that, for example, use VARCHAR(8) "yyyymmdd" instead of datetimes.
        That and a few minor cleanups.
1.11    Redid the SYNOPSIS section to allow for copying and pasting into a 
        runnable script (closes bug#111125).  Also added numerous in-
        source code comments for better clarity.
        Small fix so that justification does not default to right when 
        floatiing "$" and/or "," in numeric fields if "-nonnumeric" option 
        is set.