The spaces are where? Aren't you saying the length is now 40?

>with the PADR the lengh is 40, either selecting to cursor or table, but the spaces are there.
>VFP 7 SP1
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>>hmmm < scratching head >
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>>What if you SELECT ... INTO TABLE, open the table and MODI STRUCT. What is the width then?
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>>For the sake of completeness, what version of VFP and service pack? (Not that I'm aware of any differences).
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