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• yogi123

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  January 22, 2013 at 9:43 am

  #273215

  Hello

  I need to to display blank value for 81 character length column.

  means

  for that column, I need blank and field length will be 81 char long.

  I try select left('',81)

  but it allows only the field not more then 81 char but i need the blank value that will be 81 char long.

  Please help me

  Thanks

• Lowell

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  January 22, 2013 at 9:46 am

  #1579721

  SELECT SPACE(81)

  or

  SELECT CONVERT(CHAR(81),'')

  if you are using a column, and you need to guarantee it's 81 spaces, it's similar:

  SELECT CONVERT(CHAR(81),YourColumnName)

  will both give you strings you are looking for...

  THE LEN() property always returns the trimmed length, but the DATALENGTH() property will include spaces.

  Lowell

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• Sean Lange

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  January 22, 2013 at 9:49 am

  #1579722

  Just for fun here is another way.

  select replicate(' ', 81)

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