Parent topic: Character string operators
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SPACES

The SPACES operator returns a character string with blanks.

Syntax

int-expr SPACES
  1. int-expr is an integer expression.
  2. SPACE (without S) is an alias for this operator.

Usage

The SPACE operator is typically used in reports to print spaces to align data in the report output.

MAIN
  DISPLAY 20 SPACES || "xxx"
END MAIN
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Reports
Integer expressions
Parent topic: Character string operators