I think I may have missed the point you were previously trying to make to me in your original suggestion.

Obviously if the remote view cursor field width is limited to the exact same width as the data to be updated right from the outset per your code change, then there can be no space for any pads in the updated result - I guess that is what you were suggesting and that certainly is worth trying. I apologize for missing that.

Thank you very much for taking the time to offer ideas. I'm very grateful to have your support. /psb