PalStrPad

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SalString PalStrPad( SalString sValue,
		  SalNumber nLength )

The PalStrPad method appends space characters to the string to make it of a certain length.

Parameters

Name	Description
SalString sValue	The string which should be appended.
SalNumber nLength	Desired length of the string after space characters have been added.

Returns

The return value is the appended string.

Example

! Write all records to the file in 80 character format
While DbFetchNext( hSql )
   Set sRow   Set sRow = PalStrPad( sAccountNo, 10 ) ||
      PalStrPad( sDate, 15 ) || PalStrPad( sNotes, 75 )
     Call SalFilePutStr( hFile, sRow )

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