>I need to suuply an exact number of bytes in a database dump. When using VARCHAR(21) >and only using 18 characters, how do you fill in the rest with forced spaces?
Take a look at the LPAD() and RPAD() functions. HTH /Rob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Alexander, Alpha Geek, Workmate.ca WWW Database Applications and Web Hosting http://www.workmate.ca 416-823-6599 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "Life's unfair - but root password helps!" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
