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− | [[CENTER()]], [[LPAD()]], [[PADL()]], [[PADR()]], [[RPAD()]], [[STR()]], [[STREXTRACT()]], [[STRTRAN()]], [[STRZERO()]], [[STUFF()]], [[SUBSTR()]], | + | [[CENTER()]], [[LPAD()]], [[PADL()]], [[PADR()]], [[RPAD()]], [[SET STRESCAPE]], [[STR()]], [[STREXTRACT()]], [[STRTRAN()]], [[STRZERO()]], [[STUFF()]], [[SUBSTR()]], |
Revision as of 11:52, 21 July 2010
Purpose
Function to pad out a string to a specified length
Syntax
PADC(<expC1>,<expN>)
See Also
CENTER(), LPAD(), PADL(), PADR(), RPAD(), SET STRESCAPE, STR(), STREXTRACT(), STRTRAN(), STRZERO(), STUFF(), SUBSTR(),
Description
The PADC() function centers a character string <expC1> and pads out the right and left of the string, to a total length of <expN> characters with blanks. PADC() returns the new string. If the string being processed is longer than the specified total length, it is returned unchanged.
Example
? ["] + padc("abc",7) + ["] " abc "
Products
Recital, Recital Server