thks a lot Proper Planning is way to success

Are you using VB6 or VB.NET? The code sample works as advertised on VB.NET. The equivelent code in VB6 would be this: Dim sText As String Dim iPad As Long sText = "Text to print Centered" iPad = ( 40 - Len(sText) ) / 2 sText = String$( iPad, 32 ) & sText RageInTheMachine9532

Any other simpler way to do it?? for example, by having 1 class and few functions. Proper Planning is way to success