The following functions allow you to Left or Right pad a string with a specified number of characters.

LPad(pStart,pTotalSize,pPad)

RPad(pStart,pTotalSize,pPad)

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  // These functions return strings padded with

  // the appropriate number of padding characters

  // either on the left or right of the starting

  // string.

  //  

  // pStart     - Starting string or number

  // pTotalSize - Total length of completed string

  // pPad       - Character to use for padding

  //

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  function LPad(pStart,pTotalSize,pPad) { 

  

    var vPadding;

    

    pStart = pStart.toString(); 

    

    if (pTotalSize > pStart.length) 

    { 

      for (i=0; i < (pTotalSize-pStart.length); i++) 

      { 

        vPaddedString += pPad; 

      } 

    } 

    return vPadding + pStart.toString(); 

  } 



  function RPad(pStart,pTotalSize,pPad) { 

  

    var vPadding;

    

    pStart = pStart.toString(); 

    

    if (pTotalSize > pStart.length) 

    { 

      for (i=0; i < (pTotalSize-pStart.length); i++) 

      { 

        vPaddedString += pPad; 

      } 

    } 

    return pStart.toString() + vPadding; 

  } 

 

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