Question

I’ve not been able to find much information on this.

How do I return database column titles and space column queried data evenly?
I’ve been able to space data using Space() but the records vary in characters so the record data is returned staggered like this:

RS.Read() Returns
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3942 Associate Description Regular Hours OT Hours
343243543 Associate Description Regular Hours OT Hours

Code
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Imports MySql.Data.MySqlClient
Imports MySql.Data

MySqlCmd = New MySqlCommand(sql, dbCon)
dbCon.Open()
DR = MySqlCmd.ExecuteReader
    While DR.Read
         TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & _
         DR.Item("DATE") & _
         Space(5) & DR.Item("JOB_NUMBER") & _
         Space(5) & DR.Item("ASSOCIATE") & _
         Space(5) & DR.Item("DESCRIPTION") & _
         Space(5) & DR.Item("REGULAR_HOURS") & _
         Space(5) & DR.Item("OT_HOURS") & _
         vbCrLf & vbCrLf
    End While

Thanks in advance for any help.

Answer 1

You might want to look at strings.rset and strings.lset. You will also have to use a monospaced font for your textbox. The more usual approach though would be to use a datagridview rather than a textbox.