Bob, I ran into this a couple years back. I never did solve it. If I'm remembering right, I think I got it down to a single space by using SET SPACE=3D1 I seem to remember that it inserts the space between columns before the first column and I never could get it not to. This was 7.1.1 on S/390 =20 bj =20 Ability is what you can do. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. =20 |-----Original Message----- |From: focus-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 |[mailto:focus-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hamilton, Robert |Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 1:22 PM |To: FOCUS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx |Cc: focus-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx |Subject: [focus-l]=20 | |I'm having trouble trying to SAVE a report file and need to=20 |left margin to start in The first byte of the save file =20 |record. I have page =3D nopage so the control character | |Is not the problem. . . | |=20 | |z/OS FOCUS 7.2 | |=20 | |thnx | |=20 | |bobh | | | |