Execute the following code:

lcTest = "  0123"
lnTest = VAL(lcTest)
lcTest = ALLTRIM(STR(lnTest))
lnTest = VAL(lcTest)
?"|" + STR(lnTest) + "|"

Shouldn't the result be |0123|? I can't see how it remains | 0123| after I change it to a string, perform an ALLTRIM on it, and then change it back to a numeric value.