Re: Left Padding Zeros In A String - VB6

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"Rick Rothstein [MVP - Visual Basic]"
> > I'm sure there's an easy way to do this already but am
> > not seeing it. Does anyone know of a function that exists
> > in VB6 already that allows you to pad 0's (or any
> > character) to the left of a string?
>
> You want the String$ function...
>
> Count = 10
> Character = "0"
> YourString = "Whatever"
> PaddedString = String$(HowMany, Character) & YourString
>
> If you need that to be a certain length afterwards, use the Left$ function
> on the result.

If he needs to retain the original data, he'll want to use Right$....

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LFS


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