Tab is chr(9), and it will work.
"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
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> "george lewycky" <gelewyc_at_nyct.com> wrote in message
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> > Hi
> >
> > I'm using dbms_output.put_line to format some output
> > but I cant seem to find a "simpler" way of printing the
> > text, etc. at a specific column or location without
> > adding spaces as I show below:
> >
> > dbms_output.put_line('- Brooklyn, NY 11201 ');
> >
> >
> > This is similiar to using TAB in BASIC, or PIC in COBOL
> >
> >
> > Any ideas or alternatives woud be appreciated
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > George
>
> tab would mean simply using chr(8). Have you ever tried it? Can't see a
> reason why it wouldn't work.
> Of course you could also use lpad(<expression>,number) to get identical
> results.
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> Sybrand Bakker
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Received on Thu Jun 19 2003 - 14:39:01 CDT
