I know there is a simple answer to this, but I can't seem to find it in the
help file. I am using the VBA print# statement to create a text file with
numbers in right justified columns. One of the columns will contain a
floating point value and I need to contol the output width of this so it
lines up correctly. I don't want to use a fixed decimal point format because
the output number might be anywhere in the range of 100000+ to less than 1,
so I need to control the output to a fixed number of significant figures. I
am sure there's a parameter where you can set the width of an output string,
but I can't find it. Can anyone help?

Thanks

Simon:

You can use spc(x) or tab(x).

In your situation it is probably easier to print the integer part and then
the decimal.
using format to get the right spacing.
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Hope this helps
Martin Fishlock
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"simonc" wrote:

I know there is a simple answer to this, but I can't seem to find it in the
help file. I am using the VBA print# statement to create a text file with
numbers in right justified columns. One of the columns will contain a
floating point value and I need to contol the output width of this so it
lines up correctly. I don't want to use a fixed decimal point format because
the output number might be anywhere in the range of 100000+ to less than 1,
so I need to control the output to a fixed number of significant figures. I
am sure there's a parameter where you can set the width of an output string,
but I can't find it. Can anyone help?

Thanks