Spaces To The End Of A String To Make It Up To 36 Chars

Jan 11, 2007

I need to some spaces to the end of a string to make it up to 36 chars.

The original string can vary in size based on the courier name.
i.e. : business direct invoice 40617 = 29 chars
i.e. : TNT post invoice 4061755 = 24 chars


Can someone point me in the right direction to be able to concat' some spaces on the end to make it up to 36 chars.

Would this be easier done using VB?

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