Help with character mode report

Hi,
I have a character mode report which has a query that generates output of data records that are 100 chars long.
My requirement is to add a header and a footer record that are only 80 chars long. I created a field of width 80 chars in the header and footer sections of layout whose source is a placeholder column of width 80 chars. I have set the width property to 80 in the properties of header and footer section also.
But when I run the report I see that the header and footer records are still 100 chars long - 80 chars of data with trailing null values. How do I make it only 80.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Yes.. I did that and even that didn't help. I have tried so many things but for some reason it is 100 chars fixed. Any more suggestions....

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