StringFormat() Question

[PerryRaptor]

I've been torturing StringFormat() trying to come up with a way to make variables that have fewer than 25 characters pad spaces to the right. I need to have the variables 25 charaters in length before moving on to the next procedure.

Other ideas are welcome...

201.201.201.201 ; is less than 25 characters

www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php ; is more than 25 characters; 11 too many

So that it will look like this if called via MsgBox Print >>>201.201.201.201 <<<

or this, >>>www.autoitscript.com/foru<<<

[Jos]

I've been torturing StringFormat() trying to come up with a way to make variables that have fewer than 25 characters pad spaces to the right. I need to have the variables 25 charaters in length before moving on to the next procedure.

Other ideas are welcome...

201.201.201.201 ; is less than 25 characters

www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php ; is more than 25 characters; 11 too many

So that it will look like this if called via MsgBox Print >>>201.201.201.201 <<<

or this, >>>www.autoitscript.com/foru<<<

I would do it this way:

$YourVar = StringLeft($YourVar & "                       ",25)

Edited February 13, 2006 by JdeB

[GaryFrost]

$s_text = "201.201.201.201.11111111111122222222"

$s_text = StringFormat(">>>>%-25s<<<<",StringLeft($s_text,25))
MsgBox(0,"test",$s_text)


$s_text = "201.201.201.201"
$s_text = StringFormat(">>>>%-25s<<<<",StringLeft($s_text,25))
MsgBox(0,"test",$s_text)

[PerryRaptor]

the helpfile for StringFormat() wasn't making any sense to me...thanks folks!

This idea worked the best:

;Shorten the variable when too long
$s_text = "201.201.201.201.11111111111122222222"

$s_text = StringFormat(">>>>%-25s<<<<",StringLeft($s_text,25))
MsgBox(0,"test",$s_text)

;Lengthen the variable when too short
$s_text = "201.201.201.201"
$s_text = StringFormat(">>>>%-25s<<<<",StringLeft($s_text,25))
MsgBox(0,"test",$s_text)

Edited February 14, 2006 by PerryRaptor