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I've to create an order file. Its format is specified, means each field of a data record has a fixed length.
All fields are right-justified. A field can contain numeric or alpha chars.
If numeric chars are used the field has to be padded with zeros. Thats no problem with AHK.



But with literals there's no such option



Currently it needs some math and a Loop



As there's a slight chance that I've overseen something in the helpfile, I've made that request here - instead on the wish list.

I think there is a slightly easier way to do it:

You could also do the above with a loop that appends spaces to the beginning of the string based on its initial length. Both of these approaches would probably improve performance and reduce disk activity compared to the one you posted.

Because the need to add padding is somewhat rare, and because there are workarounds, I haven't added this to the wish list yet. If anyone else feels this is a common scripting requirement, feel free to add your vote.

Thx for your support Chris.

Beasty