On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:17:26 +0200
"Chris Grigor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry maybe I should elaborate
>
>
> <?php
>
> $name = "Chris";
>
> $b = '5'; /* this is the value count of $name; */
>
> for ($a=$b; $a<=40; $a++)
> {
> add a space to the end of $name; /* this then makes $name 40 charecters long
> (but what function do I use to add on spaces?? */
> }
> ?>
>
> Good day all
>
> I have a txt file that has values from various strings written to it.
>
> What Im looking for is the following
>
> $name = "Chris';
>
> I need to do a count on $name so that it returns 5 letters. Then before writing
> it to the output file I know that it has to be 40 charecters long before it gets
> written.
>
> So I know its 5 now I need automatically add another 35 empty spaces to it to
> make it 40 so that it makes the $name like this
>
> $name = "Chris "; <---- if I do a count
> on this it should be 40 charecters long....
>
>
> Can anyone help out here???
Look up str_pad().
>
> Chris
>
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Regards, Andu Novac
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