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How To create fixed column formatting

Dear Colleagues

I am trying to create a field with a fixed column format.

In VB6 I would:

Dim Field1 as string * 2
Dim Field2 as string * 4
Dim Field3 as string * 2

for a field with fixed column, 8 chars in width.

How do I do this in VB.NET 2003??
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Thanks, Terry
Oct 4 '06 #1
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Do you not have online help with your version?

VBFixedString(15)Public FirstName As String

Tom

terry wrote:
>Dear Colleagues

I am trying to create a field with a fixed column format.

In VB6 I would:

Dim Field1 as string * 2
Dim Field2 as string * 4
Dim Field3 as string * 2

for a field with fixed column, 8 chars in width.

How do I do this in VB.NET 2003??

Oct 4 '06 #2
Tomb

Yes, I searched the help and didn't find the answer. Anyway, thanks for
your post.
--
Thanks, Terry
"tomb" wrote:
Do you not have online help with your version?

VBFixedString(15)Public FirstName As String

Tom

terry wrote:
Dear Colleagues

I am trying to create a field with a fixed column format.

In VB6 I would:

Dim Field1 as string * 2
Dim Field2 as string * 4
Dim Field3 as string * 2

for a field with fixed column, 8 chars in width.

How do I do this in VB.NET 2003??
Oct 5 '06 #3

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