From: Jeff Small (NWCC) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ...how do you fill in the rest with forced spaces? char pads, but you may not want to alter your database. Why do you ~have~ to have 21 bytes? Can the device you're pulling this data into be modified to handle things more intelegently? Another option might be to pipe the output through a filter. I should think that a little Perl or sed would be nice. --- Rodney Broom Programmer: Desert.Net Spam filter: sql database --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php