hi thanks for your reply.. my output looks something like this, an ID followed by the corresponding company name. I just want to create two clear columns, with borders that one column name is named 'Company ID' and have all the list of IDs, and another column called 'Company Name'. 
16444 3M Singapore 
10167 ABB Schweiz (CHHOS) - SAP 
13916 ABB Turbo Systems AG - LVS 
10163 ABB Turbo Systems AG - SAP
8683 ABC 
20006 ABX Logistics International GmbH 
20007 ABX Logistics Rheinkraft GmbH 
23824 ABX TRAX
23259 AC CONNECT|

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In reply to Re^2: Formatting of printed SQL Query output by vic07
in thread Formatting of printed SQL Query output by vic07

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