Why won't the results of:

SELECT ALLTRIM(send_lname AS Lastname ;
	FROM pocontact ;
	INTO ARRAY aHold ;
	WHERE memoid=6 ;
	ORDER BY send_lname
OR
SELECT PADR(send_lname,LEN(ALLTRIM(send_lname))," ") as lastname ;
	FROM pocontact ;
	into cursor hold ;
	WHERE memoid=6 ;
	ORDER BY send_lname

give me the exact width of the trim field instead of the
original field width? this hapens on single or combined fields.

original field width = 20
actual width = 8
result width = 20