use ljs
choose ssordnumb from #values for (ljs(PartNmbr,15) &

15 is the longest length of  PartNmbr + 1

Bernie Lis
Megabytes, Inc.

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Subject: Choose Part 2 - Text Formatting


>
> CHOOSE SSOrdNmb FROM #VALUES FOR ((format(Partnmbr,'%%%%%%%%%%%%%%')) &
> (FORMAT(CUSTCode,'%%%%%%%')) & (Ctxt(OrderQty)) & (Ctxt(Duedate))) from
> Ordentry where balncdue > 0 order by partnmbr, custcode, duedate
>
> However, I still get varying lengths of text depending on the number of
> characters in the data set. Is there a fix for this? Data on the Partnmbr
> column can vary from 4 to 14 characters, and it would be REAL nice if I
could
> make all of the columns align.
>
> Or should I just ask "Wouldn't it be nice if we could define data spacing
on
> choose and select statements?"
>
> TIA
>
> Damon
>
> Damon D. Kaufman
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