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PADRIGHT

Format: PADRIGHT(string,n)
Parameters:

string is a string or string expression to be printed.

n is the total size of the output string.

Use: This function will pad string on the right with spaces to make a string n characters long. If string is longer than n characters, the entire string will be returned; this function will not truncate.
Examples:

PADRIGHT("Peter",10)=> Peter [five spaces after the 'r']

PADRIGHT(CITY,15)=> San Juan Capistrano

 


Reviewed/Updated: March 4, 2007