From: kj@no.spam   
      
   jaf.2k@ntlworld.com wrote :   
   >   
   > I'm doing an ordering / booking system which is capable of printing   
   > invoices. The only thing which really annoys me at the moment is that   
   > if I want two variables printed (from printer to paper, not to screen)   
   > on the same line, then the length of the first variable affects the   
   > layout of the second variable.   
      
   If you want to control your printer without using escape sequences, you   
   could write a function to return a given number of spaces - e.g.   
   space(30).   
      
   Then write your strings as:   
   writeln('Description: ',var1,^M,space(30),'Description: ',var2);   
      
      
   /klaus   
      
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