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nitrotech
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Quote nitrotech Replybullet Topic: fixed length filed help?
     Posted: 13 Dec 2013 at 6:01am
I have this formulas set to fixed width and then I concatenated them to one formula
Not sure if my formulas are correct.
Left({EInfo.firstName}+Space(15),15)
Left({EInfo.lastName}+Space(20),20)

They should start at the same place but they are not my last name is all over the place.

How do I get them to start at the same place every time?
so it should fill with space tell the last name then all last names should line up in the next postion.
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Quote lockwelle Replybullet Posted: 13 Dec 2013 at 6:34am
if you are using a proportional font, like Arial, that would cause it, as not all letters, and especially spaces, are not the same size.

Courier is a fixed width font, and so things would align...but it is boring to look at and takes up more room than a font like Arial.

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