RE: Pad a string

> I would like to output this as:
>
> 2002-05-02 ... This is the title ................ 18
> 2002-05-01 ... This is the second title ......... 12
> 2002-05-01 ... This is the third title .......... 5
>
> I've been unable to find a simple way in XSL to do the padding that
> I want.  I can live without the space at the beginning and end of
> the ....
>

substring(concat(' ... ', title, ' ...................................'), 1,
25))

(or whatever the correct number is).

Michael Kay
Software AG
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