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Format

convert object to formatted string
Syntax 

Format(E:OBJECT, N:INT):STRING

Description
Like Sprint, this function converts the value of E into a string. If the string has fewer than N characters, then spaces are added to the front to make the length N.

Example 
  L := [1,2,3];
  M := Format(L,20);
  M;
           [1, 2, 3]
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  Type(L);
LIST
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  Type(M);
STRING
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  Format(L,2);  -- "Format" does not truncate
[1, 2, 3]
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