Re: Forms 3.0 question

From: <hatzinger_m_at_bmwf1f.bmwf.gv.at>
Date: 24 Nov 92 07:15:02 GMT
Message-ID: <1992Nov24.074155.58_at_bmwf1f.bmwf.gv.at>


In article <0f4GwZK00WB78ggVAv_at_andrew.cmu.edu>, "Albert L. Evans, IV" <ae0i+_at_andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>
> Is it possible to center a string of text in a field and if so, how? Hopefully
> there is an easy way to do it, rather than having to resort to obscure SQL
> text manipulation functions. Thanks,
>
> Bert Evans

-- 

The only way I know !

field := LPAD(field,TRUNC((LENGTH(field)+screen_length)/2));

kind regards

Mike

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