LJustify() and Left() problem.

[GUJUm0deL]

Hi, I have a question about LJustify() and left().

I'm creating a file that has a fixed width of spaces. But for some reason when the "Address", and "city" fields are all together.

This is what I am doing:

[COLOR=red]
SETS THE "ADDRESS", and "CITY" FOR A SET NUMBER OF SPACES

<cfset Address = "                                        "> - (this is 40 chars long)
<cfset City = "                              "> - (this is 30 chars long)
[/color]

[COLOR=green]
And the following uses LJustify() and Left()

<cfset Address = LJustify(left(Address, 40), 40)>
<cfset city = LJustify(left(City, 30), 30)>
[/color]

But the results show up like this:

[COLOR=blue]123 SOME STREET[/color][COLOR=red]NYC[/color]

According to the first <cfset> shouldn't the "ADDRESS" have 40 chars of space and "CITY" have 30 chars?? So if ADDRESS is only 15 chars long, should the rest be filled with empty spaces??


I would love the help ASAP.


Thanks.


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[GUJUm0deL]

Any ideas?

Is there another way of doing a space delimited file??

Thanks.


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