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Default length of a string using inches to points help!

Hi, I hope someone can help me.

I have a string which is made up of two separate strings. I want to
make the new string a certain length - that is, I want to make it take
up a certain amount of space. Therefore, I cannot use
do until len(activecell)=xxx, etc. because, of course, different
letters take up different amounts of space. For this reason, I cannot
use application.rept.

I have been trying to use inchestopoints, and was wondering if there
is a way I can do something like:

Do Until Application.InchesToPoints(CStr(ActiveCell)) = 7848
ActiveCell = Mid(ActiveCell, 1, TITLEN) & "." & PAGENUMB
TITLEN = TITLEN + 1
Loop

However, this does not seem to be having the desired effect. I cannot
change the font size or font name as these are dictated by a client.

Thank you!