>helllo >all
>

>IF ALLTRIM(cnextnum) = ALLTRIM(thisform.pageframe1.page5.txtgarnum2.Value) 
>	ape =VAL((SUBSTR(cNextnum,8,2)))
>	ape=ape+1
>	ape=STR(ape)
>	night=(SUBSTR(cNextnum,1,8))
>	*MESSAGEBOX(night)
>	*MESSAGEBOX(ape)
>	
>	cnextnum=(night+ape)
>	
>	MESSAGEBOX(cNextnum) 
>	*MESSAGEBOX(ape)
>	*MESSAGEBOX('caught')
>	
>	
>	ELSE
>	ENDIF 
>

>i hav a tiny wini problem its not a problem really but an issue id like to change
>both night and ape are var and using the + is the only way i know to join them but its leaving this huge gap between night and Ape(yea i will rename my variables but i dont like thinking of good ones while i code)
>

STR() has a default length of 10. The gap is all those extra spaces. Use TRANSFORM() rather than STR()