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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T14:15:20+00:00 2026-05-10T14:15:20+00:00

What is the best way to create a fixed width file in C#. I

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What is the best way to create a fixed width file in C#. I have a bunch of fields with lengths to write out. Say 20,80.10,2 etc all left aligned. Is there an easy way to do this?

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  1. 2026-05-10T14:15:20+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 2:15 pm

    You can use string.Format to easily pad a value with spaces e.g.

    string a = String.Format('|{0,5}|{1,5}|{2,5}', 1, 20, 300); string b = String.Format('|{0,-5}|{1,-5}|{2,-5}', 1, 20, 300);  // 'a' will be equal to '|    1|   20|  300|' // 'b' will be equal to '|1    |20   |300  |' 
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