>>hello Fabio
>>thank you very much for reply
>>the id_no field type is char & size is 12 .
>>
>>best reagrds
>>Mazahir
>
>Mazahir,
>Do it just as Fabio showed. Fabio's code is independant of size.
>Cetin

Hi Cetin,
i ask the size because with ALLTRIM() he remove field alignment,
and my first code is dependent of the alignment.

Happy new year to you and your family.
Fabio