Posted by Jeff North on 11/28/06 21:40

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:51:44 -0500, in comp.lang.php IchBin
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<RN-cnRzJ39H5PPHYUSdV9g@ptd.net> wrote:

>| I am trying to pad a number with spaces to the left. I can pad it with
>| zeros as in this code:
>|
>| printf("<option value='%d'>%04s %s</option>n",
>| $row->id,
>| $row->NumberOfQuotes,
>| arrangeName($row->lastName, $row->firstName, $row->middleName,
>| $row->Title, $row->suffix));
>|
>| Trying to do the same with spaces. It is not padding all the spaces but
>| only one space. Right justification:
>|
>| printf("<option value='%d'>%4s %s</option>n",
>| $row->id,
>| $row->NumberOfQuotes,
>| arrangeName($row->lastName, $row->firstName, $row->middleName,
>| $row->Title, $row->suffix));
>|
>| Even with left justification:
>|
>| printf("<option value='%d'>%-4s %s</option>n",
>| $row->id,
>| $row->NumberOfQuotes,
>| arrangeName($row->lastName, $row->firstName, $row->middleName,
>| $row->Title, $row->suffix));
>|
>| Does Anyone have any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

The web browser automatically removes multiple spaces.
You will need to use &nbsp; for the spaces to be displayed.
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