Padding a string with spaces

How do you pad a string w spaces using "Format into a string" w/o typing /s/s/s/s/s for say 5 spaces ?
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Hi Clint,
this way:
Best regards,
GerdW
CLAD, using 2009SP1 + LV2011SP1 + LV2014SP1 on WinXP+Win7+cRIO
Kudos are welcome

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