RE: [Zope] Formatting a string

Does anyone know of a way to format text such as adding leading zeros or spacing before or after?

You can use the python print command, which takes printf-style formatting instructions. my_integer=10 my_string="hello" print "%09d" % my_integer print "% 9s" % my_string Output is: 000000010 hello Here's a link to some printf examples, although you can do "man printf" if you're on a unix-like system to get a more detailed explanation of how printf works. http://www.harper.cc.il.us/bus-ss/cis/166/mmckenzi/lect05/l05d.htm Here's a link to an older python quick-reference http://starship.python.net/quick-ref1_52.html - search for printf on the page.