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?
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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
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
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Robert Alexander, Alpha Geek,
