Kelly,

Try this:

You have 39 characters. You know the last 7 characters are the id.
That leaves you with 32 characters. Use the len function to find the length
of you varaible lenght string; i.e strleng=len(varlengstring)
32-strleng=number_of_spaces

To build the string that is you final goal(str_final) do this:

str_final=varlengstring
For i = 1 to number_of_spaces
str_final = str_final & Chr(32) 'Charcter 32 is the ANSI code for
space
Next
str_final=str_final & id



" wrote:

Thanks for the quick response, but this still will be a
spacing problem. I have a description field that is
formatted to 40.29, must be a fixed width for an upload
to host, and only 39 characters long. Within that field,
the description maybe anywhere from 1-32 characters
leaving room for the userid. My other cell has a 7 digit
userid that has to start in positions 33-39. I want to
have one formula to attach the userid at the end of the
variable description field. This would be used for
1000's of lines within one spreadsheet, which is where
spacing is a problem. More or less, I need the opposite
of the "=right" command or "merge cell w/ specific
alignment".

4818005438233 abc1234
##4818005438233 abc1234

-----Original Message-----
yes you can. length has nothing to do with it. and it
will
cocatenate in the order you state. spaces can be added
=CONCATENATE(A2," ",B2)

-----Original Message-----
I am trying to combine 2 cells with one of the cells
being right justified. Can't use the concatenate
command
because my first cell may not be the same length
(characters) and the second cell has to be at the end.
Spacing will become a user problem and time consuming.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
.

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