VB fixed string length

arfur · 7 Mar 2007 at 22:37

I'm doing a noddy program and I want to add a couple of strings together to make up a longer string, but I need to ensure that the strings I'm adding line up under label headings.

i.e

dim a as string * 10
dim b as string * 10
dim c as string
a = "overclockers"
b = "forums"

c = a + space(5) + b

and it will look like this

WEBSITE LOCATION
overclockers forums

but instead its moving things left depending on the a string,

any ideas?

TrUz · 7 Mar 2007 at 22:59

a is a fixed length string of 10, overclockers is 12?

Also for string in VB you should use & not +

TrUz

arfur · 7 Mar 2007 at 23:28

sorry typo meant to say

WEBSITE LOCATION
overclocke forums

not sure what you mean by the last comment though, I havent developed for about 8 years (thats why i'm using vb6

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MNuTz · 8 Mar 2007 at 01:28

arfur said:
c = a + space(5) + b

He meant it should be:

c = a & space(5) & b

Dave M · 8 Mar 2007 at 14:40

Make sure you use a fixed width font too (courier for example) if you need to line up.