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Posted: **Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:31 pm**

I have a column where the length of the field has to be 6. if it is less than 6, i have to keep the length of the field as 6 and add zeros on the remaining field.
I am checking the length of the field by the Len() function. but how to put that many zeros in that field. Can it be done within the transformer or i need to write a routine for it.
thanks guys.

Posted: **Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:53 pm**

Check out the FMT command. It can justify and zero fill to a specific number of digits in a derivation.

Posted: **Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:58 pm**

Try the following code in a Stage Variable in your transformer

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<Field>:Str("0", 6 - Len(<Field>))

Posted: **Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:02 pm**

Why code it when there are built in functions to do that work?

Check this post for a couple of examples of how to use the FMT command.

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:39 am**

It works. Thanks guyz.

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