here's mine (from a production site): function zeropad(byval val,byval ceiling) if len(val)<ceiling then ' pad with zeros to make ceiling chars long for i=1 to ceiling-Len(val) val = "0"&val Next end if zeropad = val end function sgd -- think safely > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Warden [mailto:mwarden@odyssey-design.com]