create variable with a len of 20 using a char field of varying length

[rollypac]

Working in MVFoxpro 6. The original character field is 9-12 characters.I need to create a variable with this field whose length needs to be 20 char no matter how long the original field is, with the blanks at the end. Ex"ada 2003 "
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[mspratt]

PADR(MyString, 20, " ")

Would this work for you?

Regards,

Mike