Hi Garry,

Try something like:

cZeroFilledString = PADL(15655,10,"0")

Hope this helps,
Gavin...

>I am trying to create an ascii file to send direct payments to a bank. One of my problems is that some fields have to be
>filled with leading zeros. If I place an amount in a variable like this -
>First I multiply the amount by 100 to convert it to cents,
>then place it in a variable - store left(str(amount), 10) to efttotal
>
>I then need to know how many zeros to place in front as the field has to be filled with leading zeros.
>
>156.55 should end up looking like 0000015655
>
>Can anyone help?