Almost got it ... instead of:

string y = string.Format(x.PadRight(50, ' '), lcDescription);

you need this:

string y = string.Format(x, lcDescription).PadRight(50, ' ');

~~Bonnie


>>Hi,
>>I have string format expression as below:
>>
>>

string.Format("Total {0} Amount:", lcDescription);

>>
>>How could make the string expression above (after evaluated) to have fixed length?
>>
>>Thank you
>
>You could use PadLeft or PadRight, something like:
>

>string lcDescription = "abc";
>string x = "Total {0} Amount:" ;
>string y = string.Format(x.PadRight(50, ' '), lcDescription);
>

>
>In the Example above, y would be:
>

>"Total abc Amount:                                 "

after evaluation.
>
>Joaquim