RE: [Q] SQL Help!! How to make select left justify and fill space??

hi Mike,

use ltrim to left justify and then rpad to pad it out with spaces,

so something like this rpad(ltrim(id), '', 15) id

N.

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:->Subject: [Q] SQL Help!! How to make select left justify and
:->fill space??
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:->Can anyone tell me on select how can make it left
:->justify and fill space?
:->
:->example:
:->
:-> ID number(8)
:->
:->output:
:->
:->12345 Emplyeename
:-> ^
:-> |--- fill space
:->
:->
:->
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