Length function in rpad

Hi All,
I am calling the following xdofx method like
<?xdofx:rpad(RS_FLEX_VALUE,length(RS_FLEX_VALUE),' ')?>
but in output, the field value is not padding with desired value.
Can anyone suggest me the syntax to get length of the xml tag?
Thanks,
Sai

Thanks BIUser.
Actually I am using the rpad to display the number at leftside while data is displaying in excel sheet.
And because of rpad there is some extra space also adding the to the text data in excel sheet fields. Client does not need that extra space in excel sheet.
Is there any format mask to display all the data in excel sheet as text only(All the data should be left aligned and no extra space).
Can you please help on this?
Thanks,
Sai

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Hi,
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