How to start a value be printed at a particular column number.

[crystal28]

In a line of Text,how to start a value be printed at a particular column number.
Lets say i have a formula in which i am concatanating 3 strings and i want the 3rd string to start printing at column 70,how to do this.
I know replicatestring will add n number of strings but i would like to print exactly at a particular column

 

[Madawc]

I think you'd need to place it in its own field.

Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK). Using Windows XP & Crystal 10

 

[IanWaterman]

Difficult to space strings precisely as most fonts do not allocate space equally to each character.

YOu could introdce a tab into your concatenation.

(StrinG1) &" "& (String2) & chrw(9)& (String3)

Adding more & chrw(9)& will introduce more tabs.

Ian

 

[crystal28]

Ian

Well using a tab or adding strings is going to create problem if the data value changes for one of the fields,if lets say StringG in your example has 2 characters then the string3 that i want to print will print in lets say 70th column,but if string1 changes to 3 digits then it will create problem,that is why i want a way.i cant add it as a different field it needs to be the same field or else i wouldve added it..

 

[IanWaterman]

Ok then use a stringvar

Change your concat formula

global stringvar adStr:= ' fill with 70 spaces ';
global numbervar strlen;

strlen:= length(string1) + length(string2)

(StrinG1) &" "& (String2) & left(adstr, (70-strlrn-1)) &(String3)

The extra -1 accounts for the space between str1 and 2


However, as mentioned earlier most fonts do not give equal spacing for all characters, you will have to use something like Courier for this to work.

Ian