Specifying spaces with utl_file.put_line

[stmontgo]

The following how could replace my commas with a designated number of spaces, it 10 spaces, or 5 spaces for simply readability of the output

utl_file.put_line(v_output_file1, cursor_emp.empno || ',' || cursor_emp.ename || ',' || cursor_emp.deptno);

[slimdave]

You mean like ...

utl_file.put_line(v_output_file1, RPad(cursor_emp.empno,10) || RPad(cursor_emp.ename,30) || RPad(cursor_emp.deptno,10));

[stmontgo]

yeah that would it thanks, i was thinking of something like an ASCII equiviant but the rpad would work just as well , tks dave